Where does “વિધર્મ” come from?

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

વિધર્મ (Gujarati): a different or opposing religion (than of the subject)

Definitions

  1. a different or opposing religion (than of the subject)

Ancestry of “વિધર્મ”, step by step

વિધર્મ 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 વિ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiવિ

Words derived from “વિધર્મ

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