𐬀𐬔𐬆𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁

Avestan

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *agʰnyáH (“cow”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-gʷʰn̥-yéh₂ (literally “not to be killed”), from *gʷʰen- (“to kill”). Cognate with Sanskrit अघ्न्या (aghnyā).

Noun

𐬀𐬔𐬆𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬁 • (agəniiā) f

1. milch cow

References

• Kanga, Kavasji Edalji (1909) “Milch cow”, in An English–Avesta Dictionary‎^[1], Bombay: The Fort Printing Press, →OCLC, page 331