It would be cool if
dharma and
farm were shown to derive, sound for sound, from the same Proto-Indo-European preform. But that's not the case, altho they are from the same root:
*dʰer- "to hold firmly, support". Sanskrit धर्म
dharma "steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law" is from
*dʰer-mn̥-. Engish
farm is from French
ferme from Latin
firmus "firm, strong" from
*dʰer-mo-. Originally,
farm meant "a fixed yearly amount", then later "a tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation".
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