Where does “ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ” come from?

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (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.

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (Punjabi): Gurmukhi, the Punjabi alphabet used by Sikhs

Definitions

  1. Gurmukhi, the Punjabi alphabet used by Sikhs

Ancestry of “ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ”, step by step

ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ 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 ਮੁਖ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਮੁਖmouth; face
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—

Words derived from “ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ”

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