Where does “огнепоклонник” come from?

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

огнепоклонник (Russian): fire-worshipper

Definitions

  1. fire-worshipper

Ancestry of “огнепоклонник”, step by step

огнепоклонник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian огонь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianогоньfire; light; weapons fire
2Old East Slavicогньfire
3Proto-Slavicogňьfire
4Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Russian покло́нник

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпокло́нникadmirer
2Russianпоклонbow; regards
3Old East Slavicпоклонъ—
4Proto-Slavic*poklonъbow (as in bowing down)
5Proto-Slavicklonъoffset, protrusion; slope; branch, twig
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →