Where does “ogňь” come from?

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

ogňь (Proto-Slavic): fire

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “ogňь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ogňь

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnisEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis