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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

  1. volcanic

Ancestry of “ugnikalninis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianugnikalnisvolcano
2Lithuanianugnis<br>; fire
3Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
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