Where does “भूकम्प” come from?

भूकम्प (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit कम्प, from Sanskrit कम्प्, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

भूकम्प (Sanskrit): an earthquake

Definitions

  1. an earthquake

Ancestry of “भूकम्प”, step by step

भूकम्प traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कम्प

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकम्पtrembling motion, tremor, shaking; an earthquake;...
2Sanskritकम्प्to tremble, shake; to cause to tremble or shake;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Sanskrit भू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूthe act of becoming or arising; the place of...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “भूकम्प

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Sanskrit कम्प्Every word from Sanskrit कम्प