Where does “गुप्” come from?

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

गुप् (Sanskrit): to guard, defend, protect, preserve

Definitions

  1. to guard, defend, protect, preserve

Ancestry of “गुप्”, step by step

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

Words derived from “गुप्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wšEvery word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš