Where does “ဂဝ်ရခါ” come from?
ဂဝ်ရခါ (Mon) comes from Burmese ဂေါ်ရခါး, from Nepali गोरखा, from Nepali गोर्खा, from Sanskrit गोरक्ष, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš — cattle.
ဂဝ်ရခါ (Mon): Gurkha, Nepalese
Definitions
- Gurkha, Nepalese
Ancestry of “ဂဝ်ရခါ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဂေါ်ရခါး | Gurkha member of a Nepalese martial clan |
| 2 | Nepali | गोरखा | — |
| 3 | Nepali | गोर्खा | inhabitant of Gorkha; {{w|Gorkha District}} |
| 4 | Sanskrit | गोरक्ष | protector of cows (i.e., a cowherd) |
| 5 | Sanskrit | गो | a cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gāuš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | gā́wš | cow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gā́wš | cow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |