Where does “knygrišys” come from?

knygrišys (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian knygà, from Russian кни́га, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

knygrišys (Lithuanian): bookbinder

Definitions

  1. bookbinder

Ancestry of “knygrišys”, step by step

knygrišys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian knygà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianknygàbook
2Russianкни́гаbook
3Proto-Slavickъňigabook
4Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign

via Lithuanian risti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianristito roll; to overthrow
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Russian кни́га →