Where does “oganj” come from?
oganj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
oganj (Serbo-Croatian): fire
Ancestry of “oganj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ogňь | fire |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ungnis | fire |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |