Where does “gā” come from?

gā (Waigali) comes from Proto-Nuristani *gāwā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

gā (Waigali): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “gā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*gāwā—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Nuristani *gāwā →