Where does “ধৰণ” come from?

ধৰণ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit धरण, from Sanskrit धृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

ধৰণ (Assamese): type, kind, variety, sort

Definitions

  1. type, kind, variety, sort

Ancestry of “ধৰণ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधरणbearing
2Sanskritधृto hold
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰar-to hold, carry; to bear, support
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit धृ →