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Where does “говядо” come from?

говядо (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic govędo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

говядо (Russian): domestic bovine animals, cattle

Definitions

  1. domestic bovine animals, cattle

Ancestry of “говядо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgovędohead of cattle; bull, ox
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
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