Where does “यम्” come from?

यम् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-European yem- — to hold, restrain; to take, seize.

यम् (Sanskrit): to sustain, hold, hold up, support; to raise,...

Definitions

  1. to sustain, hold, hold up, support; to raise,...

Ancestry of “यम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanyem-to hold, restrain; to take, seize

Words derived from “यम्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yem-