Where does “گو” come from?

گو (Mazanderani) comes from Proto-Medo-Parthian *gā́wš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

گو (Mazanderani): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “گو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Medo-Parthian*gā́wš—
2Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →