Where does “огниво” come from?

огниво (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian огън, from Old Church Slavonic огнь, from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

огниво (Bulgarian): tinder, kindling material or device for igniting fire

Definitions

  1. tinder, kindling material or device for igniting fire

Ancestry of “огниво”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianогънfire; temperature, fever; a flame or something...
2Old Church Slavonicогньfire
3Proto-Slavicogňьfire
4Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-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 →