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Where does “Dharmic” come from?

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

Dharmic (English): Of, relating to, or practicing Dharmism;...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or practicing Dharmism;...

Ancestry of “Dharmic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDharmaAlternative form of dharma
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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