Where does “dharma” come from?

dharma (Italian) comes from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dharma (Italian): dharma

Definitions

  1. dharma

Ancestry of “dharma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas →Every word from Sanskrit धर्म →