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

  1. a sit-in; A fast undertaken at the door of an...

Ancestry of “dharna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiधरनाto beat, give a beating; to hold, grip, grab,...
2Sanskritधृto hold
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰar-to hold, carry; to bear, support
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit धृ →