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

  1. Gurkha, Nepalese

Ancestry of “ဂဝ်ရခါ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဂေါ်ရခါးGurkha member of a Nepalese martial clan
2Nepaliगोरखा
3Nepaliगोर्खाinhabitant of Gorkha; {{w|Gorkha District}}
4Sanskritगोरक्षprotector of cows (i.e., a cowherd)
5Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš
7Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
8Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wšEvery word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš