Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2022 April 4

= April 4 =

Gaushala
Having recently read the stray cow article I found the Indian word "gaushala/goshala" interesting since it resembles its English translation "cow shelter". Could they be distant cognates through Sanskrit or such? 46.188.170.116 (talk) 19:39, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Note: The WP article is at Goshala. Deor (talk) 20:05, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * From Wiktionary: गौशाला (gaushala) is composed of two words: गौ (gau) from Sanskrit गो (go), which is related to English "cow"; and Hindi or Sanskrit शाला (śā́lā), which is related to English "hall". The English word "shelter" has a different etymology and isn't related. --Amble (talk) 20:55, 4 April 2022 (UTC)
 * And apparently, शाला (śā́lā) isn't related to the similar Germanic *salą, either... 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 00:53, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, there's a centum and satem divide here, so that the Germanic "s" doesn't match with the Sanskrit "ś", but the Germanic "h" does. --Amble (talk) 05:50, 5 April 2022 (UTC)