Where does “ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ” come from?

ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ (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.

ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ (Punjabi): Gurbani

Definitions

  1. Gurbani

Ancestry of “ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ”, step by step

ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ 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 ਬਾਣੀ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਬਾਣੀword
2Sanskritवाणीsound, voice, music

Words derived from “ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ”

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