Etymology

Loaned from Sanskrit उषपा ‎(uṣapā́) combined from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs ‎(“dawn”), cognates including Latin Aurora/aurora, Ancient Greek Ἠώς ‎(Ēṓs)/ἠώς ‎(ēṓs) and possibly Old English Ēostre, as well as from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂ur (compare Hittite 𒉺𒀪𒄯 ‎(paḫḫur), Umbrian pir, Tocharian A/B por/puwar, Czech pȳř ‎(“hot ashes”), Ancient Greek πῦρ ‎(pûr, “fire”), Armenian հուր ‎(hur, “fire”)) and perhaps Albanian prush ‎(“embers”). This was an inanimate noun whose animate counterpart was Proto-Indo-European *h₁ngʷnis, *h₁ngʷni-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔoʔsaʔpʰie]