English
Sikhism
From Sikh + -ism.
A compound of Sikh + -ism
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš- ‘to learn’
Sanskrit शिक्षा ‘instruction, teaching’
Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸
Punjabi ਸਿੱਖ ‘a Sikh’
English Sikh
Today it means
name A revealed, monotheistic religion originating in northern India, in the 15th century, through Guru Nanak and his successors.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sikhism