Where does “Guntis” come from?
Guntis (Latvian) comes from Latvian uguns, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
Ancestry of “Guntis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | uguns | fire; fire, light; artificial light, light source |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ungnis | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |