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
- a daruma: a hollow, round, Japanese traditional...
Ancestry of “達磨”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | धर्म | morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰármas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |