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Where does “znát” come from?

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

znát (Czech): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “znát”, step by step

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

Words derived from “znát”

  • neznámý
  • známý
  • světoznámý
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