Where does “ḍaḷha” come from?
ḍaḷha (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दृळ्ह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥ẓḍʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥ždʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥ǵʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
ḍaḷha (Pali): firm, fixed, rigid
Definitions
- firm, fixed, rigid
Ancestry of “ḍaḷha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | दृळ्ह | fixed, firm, hard, strong, solid, massive |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *dr̥ẓḍʰás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *dʰr̥ždʰás | firm, steadfast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰr̥ǵʰtós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |