Where does “অগ্নি” come from?

অগ্নি (Bengali) comes from Bengali কণা, from Sanskrit कण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas, from Proto-Indo-European kono-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

অগ্নি (Bengali): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “অগ্নি”, step by step

অগ্নি traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali কণা

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকণাparticle
2Sanskritकणany minute particle, atom; a grain, grain of...
3Proto-Indo-Aryankánas—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniankánas—
5Proto-Balto-Slavickanas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankono-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Sanskrit अग्नि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअग्निfire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHagníṣfire; Agni
3Proto-Indo-IranianHagníšfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Bengali কর্ম

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliকর্মdeed, action; work; karma
2Sanskritकर्मnominative singular of कर्मन्; act; activity;...
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “অগ্নি”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kono- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas →