Where does “ahi” come from?

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

ahi (Pali): snake, serpent, dragon; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent, dragon; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “ahi”, 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...

Words derived from “ahi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš →Every word from Sanskrit अहि →