Where does “हिंसा” come from?

हिंसा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.

हिंसा (Sanskrit): injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,...

Definitions

  1. injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,...

Ancestry of “हिंसा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritहिंस्to injure, harm, wound, kill, destroy
2Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰeys-—

Words derived from “हिंसा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys- →Every word from Sanskrit हिंस् →