Where does “Waheguru” come from?

Waheguru (English) comes from Punjabi ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ, from Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ, from Sanskrit गुरु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan gr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Waheguru (English): God as conceived by Sikhism

Definitions

  1. God as conceived by Sikhism

Ancestry of “Waheguru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PunjabiਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂGod
2Punjabiਗੁਰੂenlightener; guru, sage, teacher
3Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
4Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →
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