The story
- Sanskrit · learned borrowing fromधर्म“that which upholds or supports”
- English todaydharma
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma, “that which upholds or supports”). The definitions pertaining to Buddhism are influenced by dhamma, a loan word from Pali. Doublet of dhamma and firm.
Words from the same roots
Sanskritधर्म all →
daruma
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.