Where does “ugniagesys” come from?

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

ugniagesys (Lithuanian): fireman, firefighter

Definitions

  1. fireman, firefighter

Ancestry of “ugniagesys”, step by step

ugniagesys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian ugnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianugnis<br>; fire
2Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Lithuanian gesti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangestito go bad; to go degenerated; to go out
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷēdʰ-muck, excrement, dung, filth, disgust, vermin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →