Where does “znamení” come from?
znamení (Czech) comes from Old Czech znamenie, from Proto-Slavic *znamenьje, from Proto-Slavic znamę, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃men.
znamení (Czech): sign, signal, indication
Definitions
- sign, signal, indication
Ancestry of “znamení”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | znamenie | sign, signal, indication |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *znamenьje | sign |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | znamę | sign |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃men | — |