Where does “пламя” come from?
пламя (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic пламꙑ, from Proto-Slavic polmy, from Proto-Indo-European polh₁-men-, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₁- — to fill.
пламя (Russian): flame; blaze
Ancestry of “пламя”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | пламꙑ | flame |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | polmy | flame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | polh₁-men- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₁- | to fill |
Words derived from “пламя”