Where does “इध्” come from?
इध् (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Haydʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.
इध् (Sanskrit): to kindle
Ancestry of “इध्”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Haydʰ- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Haydʰ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eydʰ- | to ignite; fire |