Where does “धर्म” come from?

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

धर्म (Sanskrit): morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...

Definitions

  1. morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...

Ancestry of “धर्म”, step by step

धर्म traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Proto-Indo-European dʰér-mos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰér-mos—

via Pali dhammo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidhammo—

Words derived from “धर्म”

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