Where does “кӗнеке” come from?

кӗнеке (Chuvash) comes from Russian кни́га, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

кӗнеке (Chuvash): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “кӗнеке”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкни́гаbook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Russian кни́га →