Re: [tied] Atri, the Devourer

I suspect it's simply derived from attR < *ed-t(o)r- 'eater'; atri- < *attri- < *ed-tr-i- would be the corresponding adjective, with the geminate simplified before another consonant.

Piotr

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From: João Simões Lopes Filho

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Subject: [tied] Atri, the Devourer

All books mention the name of the Indian rshi ATRI as meaning "Devourer". What's its root?

Can be the name ATRI related to *ATHR- "fire" ?