Where does “ఆపద్ధర్మము” come from?
ఆపద్ధర్మము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ధర్మము, from Sanskrit धर्म, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármas, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
ఆపద్ధర్మము (Telugu): a procedure not usually allowable in a caste, but which can be adopted in times of pressing need or great danger
Definitions
- a procedure not usually allowable in a caste, but which can be adopted in times of pressing need or great danger
Ancestry of “ఆపద్ధర్మము”, step by step
ఆపద్ధర్మము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu ధర్మము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ధర్మము | duty; virtue; right |
| 2 | Sanskrit | धर्म | morality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰármas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Telugu ఆపద
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | ఆపద | calamity, misfortune, adversity |