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...
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- The policy of nonviolent resistance as used by...
Ancestry of “satyagraha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | सत्याग्रह | satyagraha: civil disobedience, nonviolent... |
| 2 | Gujarati | સત્યાગ્રહ | — |
| 3 | Gujarati | આગ્રહ | insistence, persistence, obstinacy; pressure |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आग्रह | inclination towards, whim; insistence,... |