Where does “ohňostroj” come from?

ohňostroj (Slovak) comes from Slovak oheň, from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

ohňostroj (Slovak): firework

Definitions

  1. firework

Ancestry of “ohňostroj”, step by step

ohňostroj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak oheň

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

via Slovak stroj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakstrojmachine
2Proto-Slavicstrojьorder, regime

Words derived from “ohňostroj”

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