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Where does “अहि” come from?

अहि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háǰʰiš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ógʷʰis — snake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

अहि (Sanskrit): snake, serpent; the serpent of the sky, the demon...

Definitions

  1. snake, serpent; the serpent of the sky, the demon...

Ancestry of “अहि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHáǰʰišsnake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ógʷʰissnake; a mythic serpent or dragon that is slain...

Words derived from “अहि”

  • అహి
  • อหิวาต์
  • อหิ
  • ahi
  • अहि
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