Where does “dhammathat” come from?

dhammathat (English) comes from Burmese ဓမ္မသတ်, from Burmese ဓမ္မ, from Pali dhamma, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dhammathat (English): A traditional Burmese legal code

Definitions

  1. A traditional Burmese legal code

Ancestry of “dhammathat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဓမ္မသတ်legal code
2Burmeseဓမ္မdharma
3Palidhammatruth, righteousness; doctrine, teachings;...
4Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
6Proto-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 →