Where does “Knesset” come from?

Knesset comes from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת, derived from the root meaning "assembly" or "gathering."

Ancestry of “Knesset”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	כְּנֶסֶת	congregating, meeting

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