• *Hn̥gʷnis is the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European name of the fire god in Proto-Indo-European mythology. The archaic Proto-Indo-European language (ca...
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    from its deified synonym. For instance, fire as an active principle was *hn̥gʷnis (Latin ignis; Sanskrit Agní), while the inanimate, physical entity was...
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  • presumably descending from the Proto-Albanian stem *agni-, ultimately from *hn̥gʷnis, the archaic Proto-Indo-European word for 'fire' as an active force. According...
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  • Dyēus for further information. *Hagníš Skt Agni YAv. Dāšt-āɣni From PIE *hn̥gʷnis, the fire as an active force. Name of the inherited Proto-Indo-European...
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  • god *Enj- presumably continues Proto-Albanian *agni-, ultimately from *hn̥gʷnis, the archaic Proto-Indo-European word for 'fire' as an active force. It...
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    one of two core terms for fire reconstructed to Proto-Indo-European, *hn̥gʷnis, other reflexes of which include Albanian: *Enj-i ([ɛɲi]), the reconstructed...
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    there were two concepts regarding fire: that of an animate type called *hn̥gʷnís (cf. Sanskrit agni, English ignite from Latin ignis, Polish ogień and...
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  • referred to a large body of water. Replaced OE sār, compare Ger sehr *H₁le(n)gʷʰ- and *h₁rewdʰ- are both roots that form Caland-type adjectives. These roots...
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