English
Krishnaism
From Krishna + -ism.
Formed from Krishna + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *kers- ‘to cut’
Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós ‘black’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás ‘black, dark’
Sanskrit कृष्ण ‘black, dark, dark-blue’
English Krishna
Today it means
noun Any of various independent Hindu traditions based around the devotion to Krishna.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Krishnaism