Where does “огонь” come from?

огонь (Russian) comes 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.

огонь (Russian): fire; light; weapons fire

Definitions

  1. fire; light; weapons fire

Ancestry of “огонь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “огонь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →