Where does “गोदान” come from?

गोदान (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.

गोदान (Sanskrit): gift of a cow

Definitions

  1. gift of a cow

Ancestry of “गोदान”, step by step

गोदान 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 दान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदानgift, alms, donation; generosity, giving; the...
2Proto-Indo-IraniandáHnamgift
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “गोदान”

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