Where does “गुरू” come from?

गुरू (Marathi) comes from Old Marathi गुरुं, from Sanskrit गोरूप, from Sanskrit गो, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gāuš, from Proto-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

गुरू (Marathi): cattle

Definitions

  1. cattle

Ancestry of “गुरू”, step by step

गुरू traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Marathi गुरुं

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathiगुरुंbovine
2Sanskritगोरूपbovine, cow-like, cow-shaped; the shape of a cow
3Sanskritगोa cow; an ox; cattle, kine, herd of cattle
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangāuš—
5Proto-Iraniangā́wšcow
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangā́wšcow
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Sanskrit गुरु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
2Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gā́wš →Every word from Proto-Iranian gā́wš →