Where does “книжуле” come from?

книжуле (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian книга, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

Ancestry of “книжуле”, step by step

книжуле traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian книга

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкнигаbook; a piece of paper
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign

via Macedonian уле

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianуле—
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Macedonian книга →