𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖
Hittite
Alternative forms
- 𒀝𒉌𒅖 (ak-ni-iš)
Etymology
Borrowed from an unknown early Indo-Aryan dialect, likely via the Mitanni, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ (whence Sanskrit अग्नि (agní, “fire”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagniš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnis. Attested in a 14th century BCE treaty between the Hittites and the Mitanni written in the Hittite language, this is almost certainly a Hittite attempt at transcribing the name of the Indo-Aryan deity Agni.
Cognate with Latin ignis and Old Church Slavonic огнь (ognĭ), ⱁⰳⱀⱐ (ognĭ).
References
- García Ramón, J. L. (2016) “Vedic indrotá- in the Ancient Near East and the Shift of PIE *h₂eu̯h₁- ‘run’ ⇒ Core IE ‘help, favor’”, in Joshua T. Katz, Dieter Gunkel, Brent Vine, and Michael Weiss, editors, Sahasram Ati Srajas, Ann Arbor/New York: Beech Stave Press, pages 64-81
Hurrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Mitanni Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ.
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