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

  1. a cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle

Ancestry of “गो”, step by step

गो traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
2Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Proto-Indo-European gʷōws

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷōwscattle

via Proto-Indo-Aryan gā́wṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangā́wṣ—

Words derived from “गो”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →