Where does “អគ្គិសនី” come from?

អគ្គិសនី (Khmer) comes from Pali aggi, from Sanskrit अग्नि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

អគ្គិសនី (Khmer): electricity; electric, electrical

Definitions

  1. electricity; electric, electrical

Ancestry of “អគ្គិសនី”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliaggifire
2Sanskritअग्निfire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHagníṣfire; Agni
4Proto-Indo-IranianHagníšfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “អគ្គិសនី”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš →