Where does “अग्नि” come from?

अग्नि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

अग्नि (Sanskrit): fire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...

Definitions

  1. fire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...

Ancestry of “अग्नि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanHagníṣfire; Agni
2Proto-Indo-IranianHagníšfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “अग्नि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš →