Where does “ધર્મશાળા” come from?

ધર્મશાળા (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ધર્મ, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

ધર્મશાળા (Gujarati): dharmsala

Definitions

  1. dharmsala

Ancestry of “ધર્મશાળા”, step by step

ધર્મશાળા traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati ધર્મ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiધર્મreligion
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Gujarati શાળા

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiશાળા
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármasEvery word from Sanskrit धर्म