Where does “धर्मभूमि” come from?
धर्मभूमि (Hindi) comes from Hindi धर्म, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
धर्मभूमि (Hindi): holy land, holy site
Ancestry of “धर्मभूमि”, step by step
धर्मभूमि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi धर्म
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | धर्म | religion, faith; virtue, righteousness; morality;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धर्म | morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰármas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Hindi भूमि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | भूमि | earth, soil, ground; region; nation, country |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भूमि | earth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰúHmiš | earth, land |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |