Etymograph

English

Goa

Goa comes from Portuguese Goa, and goes back to Sanskrit गोमन्त.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोमन्तgomanta
  2. Konkanimodernगोंयgoiya
  3. Portuguesec. 1500–presentGoa
  4. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोमन्तgomanta
  2. Konkanimodernगोंयgoiya
  3. Portuguesec. 1500–presentGoa
  4. Englishtodaysame form

Another origin of Goa

  1. Icelandicmoderngóa‘the fifth month of the traditional Icelandic calendar’
  2. EnglishtodayGoa

Today it means

name A state in western India. Capital: Panaji.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit गोमन्त / Goa