myEtymology.com: French etymology of gourou

1. Etymology of the French word gourou

the French word gourou

The earliest known usage of gourou in French dates from the 18th century.

Dutch goeroe, English guru, German Guru, Norwegian guru, Swedish guru

derived from the French word gourou

derived from the Hindi word guru

derived from the Sanskrit word guruh

derived from the Sanskrit word guruḥ

using the Sanskrit prefix guru-

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷerə-

derived from the Sanskrit word gurúh