Where does “вогнеборець” come from?
вогнеборець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian вогонь, from Russian огонь, from Old East Slavic огнь, from Proto-Slavic ogňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
Ancestry of “вогнеборець”, step by step
вогнеборець traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian вогонь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | вогонь | fire; hearth, fireplace; sunlight |
| 2 | Russian | огонь | fire; light; weapons fire |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | огнь | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | ogňь | fire |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ungnis | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |
via Ukrainian бо́рець
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | бо́рець | wrestler |