Where does “законьникъ” come from?

законьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic законъ, from Proto-Slavic zakonъ, from Proto-Slavic konъ, from Proto-Slavic čęti — to begin.

законьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): person versed in law

Definitions

  1. person versed in law

Ancestry of “законьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicзаконъlaw
2Proto-Slaviczakonъlaw
3Proto-Slavickonъbeginning; end
4Proto-Slavicčętito begin

Words derived from “законьникъ”

Every word from Proto-Slavic čęti →Every word from Proto-Slavic konъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic zakonъ →