Where does “दम तोड़ देना” come from?
दम तोड़ देना (Hindi) comes from Hindi देना, from Old Hindi देना, from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇, from Sanskrit ददाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
दम तोड़ देना (Hindi): to die, to give up one's life
Definitions
- to die, to give up one's life
Ancestry of “दम तोड़ देना”, step by step
दम तोड़ देना traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi देना
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | देना | to give, grant, award |
| 2 | Old Hindi | देना | to give; an auxiliary verb |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀤𑁂𑀇 | to give |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ददाति | to give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dádaHti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dádaHti | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |