Where does “ধর্মীয়” come from?

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

ধর্মীয় (Bengali): religious

Definitions

  1. religious

Ancestry of “ধর্মীয়”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliধর্মreligion, faith; dharma: righteousness, morality;...
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas →Every word from Sanskrit धर्म →