Where does “อัคคีภัย” come from?

อัคคีภัย (Thai) comes from Thai อัคคี, from Pali aggi, 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.

อัคคีภัย (Thai): fire, conflagration

Definitions

  1. fire, conflagration

Ancestry of “อัคคีภัย”, step by step

อัคคีภัย traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai อัคคี

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiอัคคีfire
2Paliaggifire
3Sanskritअग्निfire, sacrificial fire; the number three; the...
4Proto-Indo-AryanHagníṣfire; Agni
5Proto-Indo-IranianHagníšfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Thai ภัย

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiภัยfear, fright; source thereof, as danger, peril,...
2Palibhāyafear, fright
3Sanskritभयfear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*bʰayHás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hagníš →
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