Where does “ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ” come from?

ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ (Punjabi) comes 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.

ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ (Punjabi): gurdwara

Definitions

  1. gurdwara

Ancestry of “ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ”, step by step

ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ

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

via Punjabi ਦੁਆਰਾ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਦੁਆਰਾby, by way of, through
2Sanskritद्वारा—
3Sanskritद्वार्gate, door, entrance or issue; expedient, means,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

Words derived from “ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ”

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