Where does “agní” come from?

agní (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

Ancestry of “agní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHagnisfire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagnis →