Where does “हठधर्म” come from?
हठधर्म (Hindi) comes from Hindi धर्म, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
हठधर्म (Hindi): obstinacy, stubbornness
Ancestry of “हठधर्म”, step by step
हठधर्म 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 हठ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हठ | stubbornness, obstinacy |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हठ | violence, force; obstinacy; necessity |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हृ | to take |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
Words derived from “हठधर्म”