Where does “jaga” come from?

jaga (Romani) comes from Romani jag, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit ???, 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.

jaga (Romani): plural of jag

Definitions

  1. plural of jag

Ancestry of “jaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanijagfire
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺fire
3Ashokan Prakrit???fire
4Sanskritअग्निfire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHagníṣfire; Agni
6Proto-Indo-IranianHagníšfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
8Proto-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 Hagníš →