Where does “ѫгълъ” come from?
ѫгълъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫgъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángulas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.
ѫгълъ (Old Church Slavonic): angle
Ancestry of “ѫгълъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ǫgъlъ | corner, angle |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *ángulas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |