Where does “guņs” come from?

guņs (Latgalian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic ugnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

guņs (Latgalian): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “guņs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicugnis—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
3Proto-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 ugnis →