Where does “ahimsa” come from?

ahimsa (Indonesian) comes from Sanskrit अहिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.

ahimsa (Indonesian): ahimsa: A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them

Definitions

  1. ahimsa: A doctrine of non-violence, concerned with the sacredness of all living things and an effort to avoid causing harm to them

Ancestry of “ahimsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहिंसाnonviolence; harmlessness; security, safety
2Sanskritहिंसाinjury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,...
3Sanskritहिंस्to injure, harm, wound, kill, destroy
4Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeys-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- →Every word from Sanskrit हिंस् →Every word from Sanskrit हिंसा →