Etymograph

English

Nirankari

Nirankari comes from Punjabi ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ, from ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ ‘formless’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- ‘to do’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷer-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकृkṛ‘to do’
  3. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEक॒र
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEकार‘action, gain’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEआकारākāra‘appearance, manner’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनिराकार
  7. Punjabimodernਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ‘formless’
  8. Punjabi, derivedmodernਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀniraṅkārī
  9. EnglishtodayNirankari

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*kʷer-‘to do’reconstructed
  2. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकृkṛ‘to do’
  3. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEक॒र
  4. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEकार‘action, gain’
  5. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEआकारākāra‘appearance, manner’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEनिराकार
  7. Punjabimodernਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ‘formless’
  8. Punjabi, derivedmodernਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀniraṅkārī
  9. EnglishtodayNirankari

Linked words

through Sanskrit कृ ‘to do’

ceremony, karma, ceremonial, 2 more

Today it means

name A reformist movement in Sikhism.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- / Nirankari

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