Where does “शिशु वध” come from?
शिशु वध (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit वध, from Sanskrit वैध, from Sanskrit विधि, from Sanskrit विधा, from Sanskrit वि-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
शिशु वध (Hindi): infanticide
Definitions
- infanticide
Ancestry of “शिशु वध”, step by step
शिशु वध traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वध
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वध | murder, slaughter; one who kills; destroyer;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वैध | enjoined by rule or precept, prescribed, legal |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विधि | worshipper; rule, formula; law |
| 4 | Sanskrit | विधा | to bring about, effect, accomplish |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वि- | Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |