Where does “dharaṇī” come from?

dharaṇī (Pali) comes from Sanskrit धरणी, from Sanskrit धरण, from Sanskrit धृ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

dharaṇī (Pali): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “dharaṇī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधरणीbeam; line, row; rafter; earth
2Sanskritधरणbearing
3Sanskritधृto hold
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰar-to hold, carry; to bear, support
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “dharaṇī”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰar- →Every word from Sanskrit धृ →