अहि
Sanskrit
alt
Definitions
- snake, serpent
- the serpent of the sky, the demon Vritra
- cloud
- water
- (arithmetic) the number eight
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háźʰiṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háǰʰiš inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ógʷʰis (snake).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁ógʷʰis
Gloss
snake
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
蛇
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hydrophid English
- ophidiarium English
- ophiolatry English
- ophiolite English
- acanth Latin
- ophidia Latin
- ophiurus Latin
- ofide Italian
- ἔχιον Ancient Greek
- ἔχις Ancient Greek
- ὀφιοῦχος Ancient Greek
- ὄφις Ancient Greek
- *h₁(e)gʷʰ-y-ós Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁égʰi- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁ógʷʰis Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃égʷʰis, *h₁ógʷʰis Proto-Indo-European
- อหิ Thai
- อหิวาตกโรค Thai
- Όφις Greek (modern)
- όφις Greek (modern)
- իժ Old Armenian
- ahi Pali
- *Háǰʰiš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *Háźʰiṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *Háǰiš Proto-Iranian
- auk Tocharian B
- 𐬀𐬲𐬌 Avestan
- اىى Khowar