Where does “అగ్గిపుల్ల” come from?
అగ్గిపుల్ల (Telugu) comes from Telugu అగ్గి, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺, from Ashokan Prakrit ???, from Sanskrit अग्नि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
అగ్గిపుల్ల (Telugu): matchstick: a small, slender piece of wood or...
Definitions
- matchstick: a small, slender piece of wood or...
Ancestry of “అగ్గిపుల్ల”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | అగ్గి | fire |
| 2 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 | fire |
| 3 | Ashokan Prakrit | ??? | fire |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अग्नि | fire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Hagníṣ | fire; Agni |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hagníš | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |