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
Ancestry of “ugnikalnis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lithuanian | ugnis | <br>; fire |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ungnis | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |
Words derived from “ugnikalnis”