Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hagníš

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Iranian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Latin ignis, Proto-Slavic *ogňь.

Noun

*Hagníš m

  1. fire

Inflection

masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Hagníš *HagníH *Hagnáyas
vocative *Hágnay *HágniH *Hágnayas
accusative *Hagním *HagníH *Hagnínš
instrumental *HagníH *Hagníbʰyā(m) *Hagníbʰiš
ablative *Hagnáyš *Hagníbʰyā(m) *Hagníbʰyas
dative *Hagnáyay *Hagníbʰyā(m) *Hagníbʰyas
genitive *Hagnáyš *Hagniyā́s *HagniHnáHam
locative *Hagnā́y *Hagniyáw *Hagníšu

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *Hagníṣ
    • Sanskrit: अग्नि (agní) (see there for further descendants)
    • Hurrian: 𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖

References

  • Mallory, J. P. with Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World (Oxford Linguistics), New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123