Where does “अग्निपर्वत” come from?
अग्निपर्वत (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पर्वत, from Proto-Indo-Aryan párwatas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párwatas, from Proto-Indo-European pérwr̥, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “अग्निपर्वत”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पर्वत | mountain, mountain range, height, hill, rock; an... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | párwatas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párwatas | mountain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pérwr̥ | ford, crossing; rock; mountain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |