Where does “ohňostroj” come from?

ohňostroj (Czech) comes from Czech oheň, from Old Czech oheň, from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

ohňostroj (Czech): firework

Definitions

  1. firework

Ancestry of “ohňostroj”, step by step

ohňostroj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech oheň

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechoheňfire
2Old Czechoheňfire
3Proto-Slavicogňьfire
4Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Czech stroj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstrojmachine
2Old Czechstrojmachine
3Proto-Slavicstrojьorder, regime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →