English
Shaktism
From Shakti + -ism.
Formed from Shakti + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- ‘to be able, capable’
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćak-
Proto-Indo-Aryan *śak-
Sanskrit शक् ‘to be able to’
Sanskrit शक्ति ‘power, energy’
English Shakti
Today it means
noun A branch of Hinduism that focuses on the worship of Shakti as a supreme goddess.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Shaktism