Where does “*gāwā” come from?

*gāwā (Proto-Nuristani) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

Ancestry of “*gāwā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “*gāwā”

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