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Where does “दम” come from?

दम (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit दाम्यति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

दम (Sanskrit): house; home; taming

Definitions

  1. house; home; taming

Ancestry of “दम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदाम्यतिto tame
2Proto-Indo-Aryandā́mHyati—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́mHyati—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

Words derived from “दम”

  • دم
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