Where does “हठधर्मी” come from?
हठधर्मी (Hindi) comes from Hindi हठधर्म, from Hindi धर्म, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
हठधर्मी (Hindi): obstinate, stubborn, inflexible
Definitions
- obstinate, stubborn, inflexible
Ancestry of “हठधर्मी”, step by step
हठधर्मी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi हठधर्म
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | हठधर्म | obstinacy, stubbornness |
| 2 | Hindi | धर्म | religion, faith; virtue, righteousness; morality;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | धर्म | morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰármas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Hindi ई
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | ई | the fourth vowel in Hindi |