Where does “گری” come from?

گری (Persian) comes from Urdu گرو, 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.

گری (Persian): present stem of {{l|fa|گریستن|tr=geristan}}

Definitions

  1. present stem of {{l|fa|گریستن|tr=geristan}}

Ancestry of “گری”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduگروguru; sage; teacher
2Punjabiਗੁਰੂenlightener; guru, sage, teacher
3Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
4Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “گری”

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