Where does “गोविन्द” come from?

गोविन्द (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.

गोविन्द (Sanskrit): cowherd; Govinda: an epithet of Krishna; epithet...

Definitions

  1. cowherd; Govinda: an epithet of Krishna; epithet...

Ancestry of “गोविन्द”, step by step

गोविन्द 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 विन्दति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritविन्दतिto know, understand, find; to mind, observe
2Proto-Indo-Aryanwindáti—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwindáti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwi-néd-ti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “गोविन्द”

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