Where does “Dalit” come from?

Dalit (English) comes from Marathi दलित, from Sanskrit दलित — broken, scattered; divided; crushed, scattered,...

Dalit (English): A member of a South Asian group of people...

Definitions

  1. A member of a South Asian group of people...

Ancestry of “Dalit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarathiदलितDalit untouchable
2Sanskritदलितbroken, scattered; divided; crushed, scattered,...

Words derived from “Dalit”

Every word from Sanskrit दलित →Every word from Marathi दलित →