Where does “nilgau” come from?

nilgau (Romanian) comes from French nilgaut, from Hindi नीलगाय, from Hindi गाय, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀸𑀈, from Sanskrit गावी, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš — cattle.

nilgau (Romanian): nilgai

Definitions

  1. nilgai

Ancestry of “nilgau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnilgautnilgai
2Hindiनीलगायnilgai
3Hindiगायcow; a docile person
4Sauraseni Prakrit𑀕𑀸𑀈—
5Sanskritगावीcow
6Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
7Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
8Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
9Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →