Where does “گاوباز” come from?

گاوباز (Persian) comes from Persian گاو, from Romani gāw, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

گاوباز (Persian): bullfighter

Definitions

  1. bullfighter

Ancestry of “گاوباز”, step by step

گاوباز traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian گاو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگاوcow
2Romanigāw—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
4Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Persian باز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبازopen; wide; again
2Middle Persianʾpʾc—

Words derived from “گاوباز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →