Where does “knihovna” come from?

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

knihovna (Czech): library; bookcase

Definitions

  1. library; bookcase

Ancestry of “knihovna”, step by step

knihovna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kniha

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

via Slovak kniha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakknihabook

Words derived from “knihovna”

Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Old Czech kniha →