Proto-IE: *dher(ǝ)-, *dhrē-
Meaning: to hold
Tokharian: ? A tsär 'strong', B tsirauñe, tsiromñe 'energy' (PT *tsäre 'strong') (Adams 739)
Old Indian: dharati, dhārayati, ptc. dhr̥tá- `to hold, bear, keep'; dhárma- m., dhárman- n. `steadfast decree, law, usage', dharmán- m. `bearer, supporter'
Avestan: dārayeiti `hält'
Other Iranian: OPers dārayāmiy `halte'
Old Greek: thrēskéu̯ō `einen religiösen Gebrauch beobachten', thrē̂sko- `göttesfürchtig', thrḗskō `noō̂' (Hsch.), inf. thráskẹ̄n `anamimnḗiskẹ̄n' (Hsch.), inf. en-thrẹ̄̂n `phülássẹ̄n' (Hsch.)
Slavic: *dārītī (Chech zdařiti se, podařiti se 'glücken, gelingen, gut geraten, gedeihen', Pol zdarzyć się 'sich ereignen, sich treffen, passieren'); *sъdorvъ
Baltic: *der-ē̂- (der-a-) vb., *dar-n-ā̂ f., *der-n-ā̂ f., *der̃-n-a-, *dar̃-n-a- adj., *dā̃r-a- adj.
Latin: firmus, -a `stark, fest, kräftig; dauerhaft, beständig, zuverlässig'; frētus, -a `vertrauend, bauend auf'
Russ. meaning: держать
References: WH
