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Where does “вогонь” come from?

вогонь (Ukrainian) comes 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.

вогонь (Ukrainian): fire; hearth, fireplace; sunlight

Definitions

  1. fire; hearth, fireplace; sunlight

Ancestry of “вогонь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianогоньfire; light; weapons fire
2Old East Slavicогнь—
3Proto-Slavicogňьfire
4Proto-Balto-Slavicungnisfire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
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