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
- fire; light; weapons fire
Ancestry of “огонь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | огнь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ogňь | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ungnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |