Where does “गुरु” come from?

गुरु (Sanskrit) comes 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.

गुरु (Sanskrit): heavy; weighty

Definitions

  1. heavy; weighty

Ancestry of “गुरु”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “गुरु”

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