Where does “abhaya” come from?

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

abhaya (Pali): safe, fearless

Definitions

  1. safe, fearless

Ancestry of “abhaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
2Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “abhaya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥- →