Where does “गोत्र” come from?

गोत्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तर, from Sanskrit तॄ, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

गोत्र (Sanskrit): protection or shelter for cows, cow-pen,...

Definitions

  1. protection or shelter for cows, cow-pen,...

Ancestry of “गोत्र”, step by step

गोत्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritतरCrossing
2Sanskritतॄto pass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Sanskrit गो

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle

Words derived from “गोत्र”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तॄ →Every word from Sanskrit तर →