Where does “satyagraha” come from?

Satyagraha derives from Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ, combining Sanskrit सत्य (satya, "truth") from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsatyás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- meaning "to be."

satyagraha (English): The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by...

Definitions

  1. The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by...

Ancestry of “satyagraha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसत्याग्रहsatyagraha: civil disobedience, nonviolent...
2Gujaratiસત્યાગ્રહsatyagraha: civil disobedience, nonviolent protest
3Gujaratiઆગ્રહinsistence, persistence, obstinacy; pressure
4Sanskritआग्रहinclination towards, whim; insistence,...
Every word from Sanskrit आग्रह →Every word from Gujarati આગ્રહ →Every word from Gujarati સત્યાગ્રહ →