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Where does “គោយន្ត” come from?

គោយន្ត (Khmer) comes from Khmer គោ, from Pali go, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

គោយន្ត (Khmer): two-wheel tractor, walking tractor, single-axle...

Definitions

  1. two-wheel tractor, walking tractor, single-axle...

Ancestry of “គោយន្ត”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerគោox; cow; bull; to be naive, gullible, easily...
2Paligocow
3Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
5Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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