Where does “agra” come from?

agra (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch hagel, from Middle Dutch hagel, from Old Dutch hagal, from Proto-Germanic haglaz, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos — pebble, hail.

agra (Sranan Tongo): bullet; shot

Definitions

  1. bullet; shot

Ancestry of “agra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhagelhail; shot
2Middle Dutchhagelhail; hail storm
3Old Dutchhagalhail
4Proto-Germanichaglazhail; name of the H-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeankagʰlospebble, hail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kagʰlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic haglaz →Every word from Old Dutch hagal →