Where does “ហិង្សា” come from?

ហិង្សា (Khmer) comes from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.

ហិង្សា (Khmer): violence, harm

Definitions

  1. violence, harm

Ancestry of “ហិង្សា”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ហិង្សា”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- →Every word from Sanskrit हिंस् →Every word from Sanskrit हिंसा →