Where does “गोपा” come from?

गोपा (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.

गोपा (Sanskrit): a cowherd

Definitions

  1. a cowherd

Ancestry of “गोपा”, step by step

गोपा 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 पा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “गोपा”

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