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