Etymograph

English

Jamadagni

Jamadagni comes from Sanskrit जमदग्नि ‘great-fire’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘to burn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hagníš‘fire’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hagníṣreconstructed
  5. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअग्निagní‘fire’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEजमदग्निjamadagni‘great-fire’
  7. EnglishtodayJamadagni

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁engʷ-‘to burn’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷnís‘fire’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*Hagníš‘fire’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Indo-Aryanprehistoric (reconstructed)*Hagníṣreconstructed
  5. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEअग्निagní‘fire’
  6. Sanskrit, derivedc. 1500–500 BCEजमदग्निjamadagni‘great-fire’
  7. EnglishtodayJamadagni

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- ‘to burn’

ingle, wonga, 5 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís ‘fire’

ignition, igneous, 5 more

Today it means

name one of the Saptarishis and the father of Lord Parashurama.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁engʷ- / Jamadagni

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