Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hagníš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Latin ignis, Proto-Slavic *ogňь.

Noun

*Hagníš m

1. fire

Inflection

masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*Hagníš	*HagníH	*Hagnáyas
vocative	*Hágnay	*HágniH	*Hágnayas
accusative	*Hagním	*HagníH	*Hagnínš
instrumental	*HagníH	*Hagníbʰyā(m)	*Hagníbʰiš
ablative	*Hagnáyš	*Hagníbʰyā(m)	*Hagníbʰyas
dative	*Hagnáyay	*Hagníbʰyā(m)	*Hagníbʰyas
genitive	*Hagnáyš	*Hagniyā́s	*HagniHnáHam
locative	*Hagnā́y	*Hagniyáw	*Hagníšu

Descendants

• Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hagníṣ
  • Sanskrit: अग्नि (agní) (see there for further descendants)
  • Mitanni:
    • → Hurrian: 𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖 (/⁠ākniš⁠/)
      • → Hittite: 𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖 (/⁠ʔaknis⁠/)
• Proto-Iranian: *Hagníš
  • ⇒ Younger Avestan: 𐬛𐬁𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬖𐬥𐬌 (dāštāγni)
  • Old Median: *agniš
    • ⇒ Old Median: *Agnifarnāh

References

• Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006), The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123