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
Ancestry of “भूकम्प”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कम्प | trembling motion, tremor, shaking; an earthquake;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | कम्प् | to tremble, shake; to cause to tremble or shake;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
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