Where does “ধর্ম” come from?

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

ধর্ম (Bengali): religion, faith; dharma: righteousness, morality;...

Definitions

  1. religion, faith; dharma: righteousness, morality;...

Ancestry of “ধর্ম”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ধর্ম”

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