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