Where does “गोक्षीर” come from?

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

गोक्षीर (Sanskrit): cowmilk

Definitions

  1. cowmilk

Ancestry of “गोक्षीर”, step by step

गोक्षीर traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit गो

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

via Sanskrit क्षीर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षीरmilk
2Proto-Indo-AryankṣiHrám—
3Proto-Indo-IraniankšiHrámmilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →