Where does “ugljen” come from?
ugljen (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫglь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic anˀglís, from Proto-Indo-European h₁óngʷl̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
ugljen (Serbo-Croatian): coal, charcoal
Ancestry of “ugljen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ǫglь | coal |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | anˀglís | coal, charcoal |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁óngʷl̥ | charcoal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |