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
Ancestry of “agra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hagel | hail; shot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hagel | hail; hail storm |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hagal | hail |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haglaz | hail; name of the H-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰlos | pebble, hail |