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Where does “ధర్మక్షేత్రము” come from?

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

ధర్మక్షేత్రము (Telugu): Bharatavarsha, so called because it is believed...

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  1. Bharatavarsha, so called because it is believed...

Ancestry of “ధర్మక్షేత్రము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritधर्मmorality, virtue, moral code, good deed, good...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰármas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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