Where does “अग्निहोत्र” come from?
अग्निहोत्र (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit होत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰawtrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰáwtram, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéw-tro-m, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
अग्निहोत्र (Sanskrit): sacrificing to Agni; a sacrifice to Agni; the...
Definitions
- sacrificing to Agni; a sacrifice to Agni; the...
Ancestry of “अग्निहोत्र”, step by step
अग्निहोत्र traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit होत्र
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | होत्र | sacrificing, the function or office of the होतृ;... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰawtrám | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰáwtram | libation, offering, sacrifice |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéw-tro-m | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |