avautha-

verb. to ravish, seize (forcibly)

Cognates

• ᴺQ. amapta- “to ravish, seize and carry off forcibly”

Derivations

• √MAP “take away, take hold of, grasp, take away, take hold of, grasp, [ᴹ√] lay hold of with hand, seize”

Element in

• ᴺS. avauth “ravishment; seizure”
• ᴺS. avauthron “seizer, ravisher”