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Where does “गोपनीय” come from?

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

Ancestry of “गोपनीय”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुप्—
2Sanskritगोपा—
3Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
5Proto-Iraniangā́wš—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “गोपनीय”

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