English
goraksha
Goraksha comes from Hindi गोरक्षा ‘cow-protection, cow-service’, and goes back to Sanskrit गोरक्षा.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोरक्षा‘the work of a cow herdsman’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formgorakṣā‘cow-protection, cow-service’
- Englishtodaygoraksha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEगोरक्षा‘the work of a cow herdsman’
- Hindic. 1500–presentsame formgorakṣā‘cow-protection, cow-service’
- Englishtodaygoraksha
Every English word from Sanskrit गोरक्षा
Today it means
noun protection of cows, particularly as seen as a social or religious duty
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit गोरक्षा / goraksha