Where does “guro” come from?

guro (Tagalog) comes from Malay guru, 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.

guro (Tagalog): teacher, educator, instructor

Definitions

  1. teacher, educator, instructor

Ancestry of “guro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaygurueducator, teacher, instructor; teacher
2Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
3Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “guro”

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