Surname · Sanskrit
गोत्र
“cow”·“to protect”
गोत्र (gotrá) is a surname, possibly from Proto-Indo-Aryan, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian. It is used in Sanskrit.
SanskritWritten in Devanagari script.
Meaning & origin
What it means
गोत्र is possibly built from elements meaning “cow” and “to protect”.
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Where it comes from
गोत्र possibly comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian.
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How it developed
Possibly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gawtrám, built from Sanskrit गो (“cow”) + त्रै (“to protect”).
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