Where does “आतंकवाद” come from?

आतंकवाद (Hindi) comes from Hindi वाद — speaking, talking.

आतंकवाद (Hindi): terrorism

Definitions

  1. terrorism

Ancestry of “आतंकवाद”, step by step

आतंकवाद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi वाद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiवादspeaking, talking

via Hindi आतंक

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiआतंकterror, fear

Words derived from “आतंकवाद

Every word from Hindi वाद