Where does “dharna” come from?
dharna (English) comes from Hindi धरना, from Sanskrit धृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
dharna (English): a sit-in; A fast undertaken at the door of an...
Definitions
- a sit-in; A fast undertaken at the door of an...
Ancestry of “dharna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | धरना | to beat, give a beating; to hold, grip, grab,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धृ | to hold |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰar- | to hold, carry; to bear, support |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |