Where does “ogień” come from?
ogień (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *ògňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ugnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
ogień (Polish): fire
Ancestry of “ogień”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *ògňь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ugnis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |
Words derived from “ogień”