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Where does “అగ్నిప్రవేశము” come from?

అగ్నిప్రవేశము (Telugu) comes 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.

అగ్నిప్రవేశము (Telugu): burning oneself alive on a funeral pyre,...

Definitions

  1. burning oneself alive on a funeral pyre,...

Ancestry of “అగ్నిప్రవేశము”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअग्निfire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...
2Proto-Indo-AryanHagníṣfire; Agni
3Proto-Indo-IranianHagníš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
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