Where does “અહિંસા” come from?

અહિંસા (Gujarati) comes from Sanskrit अहिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.

અહિંસા (Gujarati): non-violence

Definitions

  1. non-violence

Ancestry of “અહિંસા”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहिंसाnonviolence; harmlessness; security, safety
2Sanskritहिंसाinjury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,...
3Sanskritहिंस्to injure, harm, wound, kill, destroy
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeys-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- →Every word from Sanskrit हिंस् →Every word from Sanskrit हिंसा →
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