Where does “అహింస” come from?
అహింస (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit अहिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंसा, from Sanskrit हिंस्, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeys-.
అహింస (Telugu): nonviolence; harmlessness
Definitions
- nonviolence; harmlessness
Ancestry of “అహింస”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अहिंसा | nonviolence; harmlessness; security, safety |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिंसा | injury, mischief, wrong, harm, hurt; killing,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | हिंस् | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵʰeys- | — |