Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/ogňь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *úngnis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís. Cognate with Lithuanian ugnis, Sanskrit अग्नि (agní), Latin ignis.

According to Kortlandt *ogňь reflects a Balto-Slavic noun *ungnis in which the *-ngn- cluster blocked the operation of Winter's law. The sequence *un was lowered to *on before a tautosyllabic stop, with subsequent loss of the nasal as a result of dissimilation (as in *voda (water)). The expected reflex of Winter's law with a long vowel (Balto-Slavic */ū/ > Proto-Slavic */y/) is found in *vygъňь, *vygъňa (forge).

Noun edit

*ògňь m[1][2][3]

  1. fire

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References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*ògņь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 364:m. i / m. jo (b) ‘fire’
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “ognь ogni”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b fire (NA 129f., 142; SA 21, 80, 138f.; PR 135)
  3. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “ógenj”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:*ogn'ь̏