Where does “znění” come from?

znění (Czech) comes from Czech znít, from Old Czech zvnieti, from Proto-Slavic zvьněti — to ring, clank.

znění (Czech): verbal noun of znít; version; text

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of znít; version; text

Ancestry of “znění”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechznítto sound; to read
2Old Czechzvnietito sound
3Proto-Slaviczvьnětito ring, clank
Every word from Proto-Slavic zvьněti →Every word from Old Czech zvnieti →Every word from Czech znít →