Where does “गोलोक” come from?

गोलोक (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.

गोलोक (Sanskrit): ‘cow-world’; a part of heaven, or Krishna's...

Definitions

  1. ‘cow-world’; a part of heaven, or Krishna's...

Ancestry of “गोलोक”, step by step

गोलोक 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 लोक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →