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Where does “ugnis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ugnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

Words derived from “ugnis”

  • огонь
  • ognisko
  • ognioodporny
  • ogień
  • огањ
  • oganj
  • огън
  • oheň
  • ohňostroj
  • ohnivzdorný
  • оган
  • вогонь
  • ogňь
  • oheň
  • ohňostroj
  • ogenj
  • агонь
  • огнь
  • wogeń
  • огнь
  • ugnis
  • woheń
  • guņs
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