Where does “अग्निष्टोम” come from?
अग्निष्टोम (Sanskrit) 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.
अग्निष्टोम (Sanskrit): a ritual, variation of the ज्योतिष्टोम, lasting for five days, conducted by 16 priests, in which soma is offered to the gods through the sacred fire
Definitions
- a ritual, variation of the ज्योतिष्टोम, lasting for five days, conducted by 16 priests, in which soma is offered to the gods through the sacred fire
Ancestry of “अग्निष्टोम”, step by step
अग्निष्टोम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit अग्नि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | अग्नि | fire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hagníṣ | fire; Agni |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hagníš | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |
via Sanskrit स्तोम
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | स्तोम | praise |