Where does “neznaboh” come from?

neznaboh (Czech) comes from Czech znát, from Slovene znáti, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

neznaboh (Czech): atheist

Definitions

  1. atheist

Ancestry of “neznaboh”, step by step

neznaboh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech znát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechznátto know
2Sloveneznátito know
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Czech ne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechneno!; not
2Old CzechneNegation particle; no, not
3Proto-Slavicnenot
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
5Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no

via Czech Bůh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechBůhGod
2Old Czechbóhgod
3Proto-Slavicbȍgъshare, cut, wealth, luck
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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