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