Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Aryan/Hagníṣ

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This Proto-Indo-Aryan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Aryan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís.

Noun[edit]

*Hagníṣ m

  1. fire
  2. (Vedic Religion) Agni

Descendants[edit]

  • Sanskrit: अग्नि (agní) (see there for further descendants)
  • Hurrian: 𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖

References[edit]

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “agní”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press