Where does “गोप” come from?
गोप (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit -प, from Sanskrit पा, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
Ancestry of “गोप”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | -प | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पा | to drink; protect; drink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |