Where does “गो” come from?
गो (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.
गो (Sanskrit): a cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
Definitions
- a cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
Ancestry of “गो”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gāuš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Iranian | gā́wš | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gā́wš | cow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |