Where does “ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ” come from?

ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ (Kannada) comes from Kannada ಜೈನ, from Sanskrit जैन, from Sanskrit जिन, from Sanskrit जि, from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- — to win, to conquer; force.

ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ (Kannada): Jainism

Definitions

  1. Jainism

Ancestry of “ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ”, step by step

ಜೈನಧರ್ಮ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kannada ಜೈನ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಜೈನof or belonging to Jaina
2SanskritजैनJain; of or pertaining to Jainism; a Jain
3SanskritजिनJina, Arihant
4Sanskritजिwin, conquer
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷey-to win, to conquer; force

via Kannada ಧರ್ಮ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kannadaಧರ್ಮordinance, law
2Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷey- →Every word from Sanskrit जि →Every word from Sanskrit जिन →