Where does “знаць” come from?

знаць (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

знаць (Belarusian): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “знаць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicznatito know
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “знаць”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →
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