𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖

Hittite
𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖
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Alternative forms
  • 𒀝𒉌𒅖 (ak-ni-iš)

Etymology

Borrowed 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).

Proper noun

𒀀𒀝𒉌𒅖 • (a-ak-ni-iš)

  1. Agni (Vedic deity)

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
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