Where does “अपस्मार” come from?

अपस्मार (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अप-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

अपस्मार (Sanskrit): epilepsy, falling sickness

Definitions

  1. epilepsy, falling sickness

Ancestry of “अपस्मार”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअप-away, out
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hápaoff, away, from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “अपस्मार”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Sanskrit अप- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápa →