Where does “огнѥзрачьнъ” come from?
огнѥзрачьнъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic огнь, from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
огнѥзрачьнъ (Old Church Slavonic): fiery, having a fiery appearance
Definitions
- fiery, having a fiery appearance
Ancestry of “огнѥзрачьнъ”, step by step
огнѥзрачьнъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic огнь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | огнь | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ogňь | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ungnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |
via Old Church Slavonic зрачьнъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | зрачьнъ | visual, relating to sight |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | зракъ | sight; look; form |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zorkъ | sunbeam; look, appearance |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |