Where does “गोपी” come from?

गोपी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit गोप, from Sanskrit -प, from Sanskrit पा, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

गोपी (Sanskrit): cowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife

Definitions

  1. cowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife

Ancestry of “गोपी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगोपcowherd, herdsman, milkman
2Sanskrit-पprotector
3Sanskritपाto drink; protect; drink
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “गोपी”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Sanskrit पा →Every word from Sanskrit -प →
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