Where does “кнӣга” come from?

кнӣга (Northern Mansi) comes from Russian кни́га, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

кнӣга (Northern Mansi): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “кнӣга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкни́гаbook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Russian кни́га →