Where does “woheń” come from?
woheń (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic *ògňь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ugnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.
woheń (Upper Sorbian): fire
Ancestry of “woheń”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *ògňь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ugnis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁n̥gʷnis | fire |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁engʷ- | to burn; fire |