Where does “達磨” come from?

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

達磨 (Japanese): a daruma: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional...

Definitions

  1. a daruma: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional...

Ancestry of “達磨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “達磨”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas →Every word from Sanskrit धर्म →