Where does “ugnikalninis” come from?
ugnikalninis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian ugnikalnis, from Lithuanian ugnis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
ugnikalninis (Lithuanian): volcanic
Definitions
- volcanic
Ancestry of “ugnikalninis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | ugnikalnis | volcano |
| 2 | Lithuanian | ugnis | <br>; fire |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ungnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |