Where does “ధర్మచారిణి” come from?

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

ధర్మచారిణి (Telugu): A virtuous, chaste wife

Definitions

  1. A virtuous, chaste wife

Ancestry of “ధర్మచారిణి”, step by step

ధర్మచారిణి traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit धर्म

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

via Telugu చారిణి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguచారిణి
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰármasEvery word from Sanskrit धर्म
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