Where does “огнь” come from?

огнь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

огнь (Old East Slavic): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “огнь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicogňьfire
2Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “огнь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →