Where does “gāvī” come from?

gāvī (Pali) comes from Pali go, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

gāvī (Pali): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “gāvī”, step by step

gāvī traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali go

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligocow
2Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
4Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Pali ī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliī—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →