Where does “धृ” come from?

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

धृ (Sanskrit): to hold

Definitions

  1. to hold

Ancestry of “धृ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰar-to hold, carry; to bear, support
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “धृ”

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