Where does “गोकुळ” come from?

गोकुळ (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit गोकुल, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

गोकुळ (Marathi): on the bank of the Yamuna river; where Krishna spent most of his childhood

Definitions

  1. on the bank of the Yamuna river; where Krishna spent most of his childhood

Ancestry of “गोकुळ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोकुलa herd of kine MBh. R. &c; a cow-house or...
2Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
4Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →