Where does “گرو” come from?

گرو (Urdu) 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.

گرو (Urdu): guru; sage; teacher

Definitions

  1. guru; sage; teacher

Ancestry of “گرو”, step by step

گرو 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 Pahlavi glwb'

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pahlaviglwb'—
2Proto-Indo-Aryangrabʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “گرو”

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