Etymology Explorer
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Where does “Goa” come from?
Goa (Portuguese) comes from Konkani गोंय, from Sanskrit गोमन्त.
Ancestry of “Goa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Konkani
गोंय
—
2
Sanskrit
गोमन्त
—
Words derived from “Goa”
Goa
Goan
Goanese
ゴア
गोवा
goano
goense
goês
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গোয়া
ਗੋਵਾ
ગોવા
ഗോവ
กัว
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