Where does “गुरुकुल” come from?

गुरुकुल (Sanskrit) comes 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.

गुरुकुल (Sanskrit): the house of a Guru MBh. i, ch. 3 Pāṇ. 2-1, 42...

Definitions

  1. the house of a Guru MBh. i, ch. 3 Pāṇ. 2-1, 42...

Ancestry of “गुरुकुल”, step by step

गुरुकुल traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit गुरु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
2Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

via Sanskrit कुल

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकुलfamily; tribe; clan

Words derived from “गुरुकुल”

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