Where does “вогнегасник” come from?

вогнегасник (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.

вогнегасник (Ukrainian): fire extinguisher

Definitions

  1. fire extinguisher

Ancestry of “вогнегасник”, step by step

вогнегасник traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian вогонь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвогоньfire; hearth, fireplace; sunlight
2Russianогоньfire; light; weapons fire
3Old East Slavicогньfire
4Proto-Slavicogňьfire
5Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire

via Serbo-Croatian гасити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianгаситиto turn off; to extinguish, quench
2Proto-Slavicgasìtito extinguish
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷōs-eye-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →
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