Where does “вогнепальний” come from?

вогнепальний (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.

вогнепальний (Ukrainian): firearm, gunshot

Definitions

  1. firearm, gunshot

Ancestry of “вогнепальний”, step by step

вогнепальний 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 Ukrainian пали́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпали́тиto burn
2Proto-Slavicpālìtito burn, to singe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ungnis →