Where does “пламень” come from?
пламень (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic polmy, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-men-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.
пламень (Old Church Slavonic): flame
Definitions
- flame
Ancestry of “пламень”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | polmy | flame |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁-men- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁- | to fill |