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
- snake, serpent, dragon; second-person singular...
Ancestry of “ahi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अहि | snake, serpent; the serpent of the sky, the demon... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háǰʰiš | snake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ógʷʰis | snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain... |