Where does “អហិង្សា” come from?

អហិង្សា (Khmer) comes from Khmer អ-, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

អហិង្សា (Khmer): non-violence

Definitions

  1. non-violence

Ancestry of “អហិង្សា”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerអ-in compound of Indic origin in-, un-, a- / an-, non-, without, lack of
2Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
3Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
5Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
6Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →