Where does “यौन हिंसा” come from?

यौन हिंसा (Hindi) comes from Hindi हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.

यौन हिंसा (Hindi): sexual violence

Definitions

  1. sexual violence

Ancestry of “यौन हिंसा”, step by step

यौन हिंसा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi हिंसा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहिंसाviolence, harm; malice, ill-will
2Sanskritहिंसाinjury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,...
3Sanskritहिंस्to injure, harm, wound, kill, destroy
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeys-—

via Hindi यौन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiयौनsexual
2Sanskritयौनrelating to the womb or place of birth, uterine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- →Every word from Sanskrit हिंस् →Every word from Sanskrit हिंसा →