Where does “गोद” come from?

गोद (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.

गोद (Sanskrit): giving cows or cattle

Definitions

  1. giving cows or cattle

Ancestry of “गोद”, step by step

गोद 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 द

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदwhat gives
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →