Where does “भूकंप” come from?
भूकंप (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit भूकम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प्, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
भूकंप (Hindi): earthquake
Ancestry of “भूकंप”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | भूकम्प | an earthquake |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कम्प | trembling motion, tremor, shaking; an earthquake;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कम्प् | to tremble, shake; to cause to tremble or shake;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |