Where does “ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ” come from?

ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਗਾਂ, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ (Punjabi): nilgai

Definitions

  1. nilgai

Ancestry of “ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ”, step by step

ਨੀਲ ਗਾਂ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਗਾਂ

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

via Punjabi ਨੀਲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਨੀਲindigo plant and dye
2Persianنیلindigo
3Arabicنيلverbal noun of نَالَ; indigo; to colour indigo
4Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫indigo
5Sanskritनीलof a dark color
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanneyH-to lead
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