Where does “ohňostrojný” come from?

ohňostrojný (Slovak) comes from Slovak ohňostroj, 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.

ohňostrojný (Slovak): firework

Definitions

  1. firework

Ancestry of “ohňostrojný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakohňostrojfirework
2Slovakoheňfire
3Proto-Slavicogňьfire
4Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →