Where does “अहिंसा” come from?
अहिंसा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अहिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.
अहिंसा (Hindi): nonviolence; harmlessness; security
Definitions
- nonviolence; harmlessness; security
Ancestry of “अहिंसा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अहिंसा | nonviolence; harmlessness; security, safety |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिंसा | injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हिंस् | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰeys- | — |