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Where does “gāuš” come from?

gāuš (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “gāuš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “gāuš”

  • gā́wš
  • хъуг
  • гъог
  • گو
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →