Where does “kniiga” come from?

kniiga (Karelian) comes from Russian кни́га, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

kniiga (Karelian): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “kniiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкни́гаbook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign

Words derived from “kniiga”

Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Russian кни́га →