English
adharma
Adharma comes from Sanskrit अधर्म ‘unrighteousness, wickedness, demerit, guilt,…’, from धर्म ‘that which is established or firm, steadfast…’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to hold, support’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-‘to hold, support’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰér-mosreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEधर्म‘that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEअधर्मadharma‘unrighteousness, wickedness, demerit, guilt, injustice, sin, irreligion’
- Englishtodayadharma
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰer-‘to hold, support’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰér-mosreconstructed
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEधर्म‘that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law’
- Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEअधर्मadharma‘unrighteousness, wickedness, demerit, guilt, injustice, sin, irreligion’
- Englishtodayadharma
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- ‘to hold, support’
drug, dark, dry, firm, drama, throne, drain, dare, drone, feasible, drastic, refrain, formidable, darn, dazed, dor, dern, 42 more
Today it means
noun That which is not in accord with dharma, i.e. wrong, immorality, and wickedness.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- / adharma