Where does “ধৰ্ম” come from?

ধৰ্ম (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

ধৰ্ম (Assamese): a set of spiritual beliefs that governs one's...

Definitions

  1. a set of spiritual beliefs that governs one's...

Ancestry of “ধৰ্ম”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “ধৰ্ম”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas →Every word from Sanskrit धर्म →