Where does “अग्नि” come from?
अग्नि (Old Hindi) 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.
अग्नि (Old Hindi): fire
Ancestry of “अग्नि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अग्नि | fire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hagníṣ | fire; Agni |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hagníš | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |