Where does “ugnis” come from?

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

ugnis (Old Prussian): fire, conflagration

Definitions

  1. fire, conflagration

Ancestry of “ugnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →