Where does “ਮਾਓਵਾਦ” come from?

ਮਾਓਵਾਦ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi -ਵਾਦ, from Sanskrit वाद, from Sanskrit वद्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.

ਮਾਓਵਾਦ (Punjabi): Maoism

Definitions

  1. Maoism

Ancestry of “ਮਾਓਵਾਦ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabi-ਵਾਦism; added to nouns to form masculine terms for ideologies or philosophies
2Sanskritवादspeaking, saying; making sound, playing an...
3Sanskritवद्to speak; API 10 U
4Proto-Indo-European*h₂wedH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH- →Every word from Sanskrit वद् →Every word from Sanskrit वाद →