Where does “Khalsa” come from?
Khalsa comes from Arabic خَلَصَ, meaning to be pure or free, via Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ.
Khalsa (English): Baptized Sikhs, collectively
Definitions
- Baptized Sikhs, collectively
Ancestry of “Khalsa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ | Khalsa; sovereign |
| 2 | Punjabi | ਖ਼ਾਲਸ | — |
| 3 | Classical Persian | خَالِصَه | — |
| 4 | Arabic | خالص | — |
| 5 | Arabic | خَلَصَ | to be pure, to be clear, to be free from; to get... |