Where does “គ្រូ” come from?

គ្រូ (Khmer) comes from Old Khmer គុរុ, 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.

គ្រូ (Khmer): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “គ្រូ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Khmerគុរុteacher, pedagogue; spiritual preceptor
2Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
3Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “គ្រូ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gr̥Húš →