Where does “ಧರ್ಮ” come from?

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

ಧರ್ಮ (Kannada): ordinance, law

Definitions

  1. ordinance, law

Ancestry of “ಧರ್ಮ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ಧರ್ಮ”

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