Where does “ugnikalnis” come from?

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

ugnikalnis (Lithuanian): volcano

Definitions

  1. volcano

Ancestry of “ugnikalnis”, step by step

ugnikalnis 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 kalnas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankalnashill, mountain; heap, mountain
2Proto-Balto-Slavickalˀnas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “ugnikalnis”

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