Where does “गाउनु” come from?

गाउनु (Nepali) comes from Sanskrit गायति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaH-, from Proto-Indo-European geH- — to sing; to cry.

गाउनु (Nepali): to sing

Definitions

  1. to sing

Ancestry of “गाउनु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगायतिto sing; to recite; to praise in song
2Proto-Indo-IraniangaH-sing
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangeH-to sing; to cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gaH- →Every word from Sanskrit गायति →