Where does “ਹਿੰਸਾ” come from?

ਹਿੰਸਾ (Punjabi) comes from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.

ਹਿੰਸਾ (Punjabi): violence

Definitions

  1. violence

Ancestry of “ਹਿੰਸਾ”, step by step

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