Where does “អគ្និ” come from?

អគ្និ (Khmer) comes 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.

អគ្និ (Khmer): fire, light

Definitions

  1. fire, light

Ancestry of “អគ្និ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “អគ្និ”

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