Middle English cou

← Old English cū (inherited)

← Middle Dutch koe (cognate)

← Persian گاو (cognate)

← Middle French bœuf (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *kūz (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *kū (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws (inherited)

← Sanskrit गो (cognate)

→ English cow (inherited)

→ Middle English bef (doublet)

→ Yola keow (inherited)