Where does “अगन” come from?

अगन (Rajasthani) 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.

अगन (Rajasthani): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “अगन”, step by step

अगन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit अग्नि

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

via Sanskrit अङ्गन

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअङ्गनthe act of walking; "place to walk in", yard,...
2Sanskrit-अनforms neuter nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš →