Where does “znak” come from?

znak (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic znakъ, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

znak (Kashubian): sign

Definitions

  1. sign

Ancestry of “znak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicznakъsign; symbol
2Proto-Slavicznatito know
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →