Where does “دم” come from?

دم (Urdu) comes from Sanskrit दम, from Sanskrit दाम्यति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyati, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

دم (Urdu): taming; self-restraint; self-control

Definitions

  1. taming; self-restraint; self-control

Ancestry of “دم”, step by step

دم traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदमhouse; home; taming
2Sanskritदाम्यतिto tame
3Proto-Indo-Aryandā́mHyati
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandā́mHyati
5Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

via Arabic دَم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicدَمblood
2Proto-Semiticdam-blood
3Proto-Afroasiaticdam-blood

via Sanskrit दम्भ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदम्भ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dā́mHyatiEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan dā́mHyati