Where does “अवसर्पिणी” come from?

अवसर्पिणी (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit अव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

अवसर्पिणी (Sanskrit): Avasarpiṇī, the descending half of the cosmic time cycle, marked by a decrease in Dharma and goodness

Definitions

  1. Avasarpiṇī, the descending half of the cosmic time cycle, marked by a decrease in Dharma and goodness

Ancestry of “अवसर्पिणी”, step by step

अवसर्पिणी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अव

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअवoff, away; down; this
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáwaaway from, off; down
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Sanskrit सर्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसर्पcreeping, crawling, stealing along; a snake,...
2Sanskritसृप्to creep, crawl, glide, slink
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háwa →