Where does “oheň” come from?

oheň (Czech) comes 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.

oheň (Czech): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “oheň”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oheň”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →