Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Aryan/Hagníṣ

This Proto-Indo-Aryan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-Aryan

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagníš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís.

    Noun

    *Hagníṣ m

    1. fire
    2. (Vedic Religion) Agni

    Descendants

    • Sanskrit: अग्नि (agní) (see there for further descendants)
    • Mitanni:

    References

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “agní”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press