Where does “अहिंसा” come from?
अहिंसा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.
अहिंसा (Sanskrit): nonviolence; harmlessness; security, safety
Definitions
- nonviolence; harmlessness; security, safety
Ancestry of “अहिंसा”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | हिंसा | injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिंस् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰeys- | — |
Words derived from “अहिंसा”