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

Definitions

  1. fire

Ancestry of “woheń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ògňьfire
2Proto-Balto-Slavicugnis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷnisfire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁engʷ-to burn; fire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷnis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ugnis →