Where does “अहि” come from?

अहि (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit अहि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

अहि (Hindi): snake, serpent

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent

Ancestry of “अहि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअहिsnake, serpent; the serpent of the sky, the demon...
2Proto-Indo-IranianHáǰʰišsnake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš →Every word from Sanskrit अहि →