Where does “knihomol” come from?

knihomol (Czech) comes from Czech kniha, from Old Czech kniha, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

knihomol (Czech): bookworm

Definitions

  1. bookworm

Ancestry of “knihomol”, step by step

knihomol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kniha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechknihabook; omasum
2Old Czechknihabook
3Proto-Slavickъňigabook
4Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign

via Czech mol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmola moth belonging to the family Tineidae; a fungus...
2Proto-Slavicmoľьmoth
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanmolH-(y)o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂to grind, crush
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Old Czech kniha →