Where does “दम” come from?

दम (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit दम, from Sanskrit दाम्यति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

दम (Hindi): breath; puff, whiff; life, vitality, stamina

Definitions

  1. breath; puff, whiff; life, vitality, stamina

Ancestry of “दम”, step by step

दम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदमhouse; home; taming
2Sanskritदाम्यतिto tame
3Proto-Indo-Aryandā́mHyati—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́mHyati—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

via Arabic دَم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَمblood
2Proto-Semiticdam-blood
3Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

Words derived from “दम”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati →