Comparative evidence

ǵʰei̯s

• OInd. hiṁs- 'injure' (Whitney 1885: 205); 'injure', 'harm', 'wound', 'kill', 'destroy' (MW: 1297)

References

MW = Monier-Williams, M. 1899. A Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Clarendon Press.
Whitney 1885 = Whitney W. D. 1885. The roots, verb forms and primary derivatives of the Sanskrit language. A supplement to his Sanskrit grammar. Leipzig.