Where does “गोस्वामिन्” come from?

गोस्वामिन् (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.

गोस्वामिन् (Sanskrit): the master or owner of a cow or of kine

Definitions

  1. the master or owner of a cow or of kine

Ancestry of “गोस्वामिन्”, step by step

गोस्वामिन् 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 स्वामिन्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्वामिन्an owner, proprietor, master, lord or owner of; a...
2Sanskritस्वhis/her own; of self; one's self
3Proto-Indo-Aryanswá—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianswáself; reflexive pronoun
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “गोस्वामिन्”

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