Where does “агонь” come from?

агонь (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

агонь (Belarusian): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “агонь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicogňьfire
2Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →