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

  1. fire; fire, light; artificial light, light source

Ancestry of “uguns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “uguns”

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