Where does “кънижьникъ” come from?

кънижьникъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Old Church Slavonic кънига, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

кънижьникъ (Old Church Slavonic): scribe, book-learned person

Definitions

  1. scribe, book-learned person

Ancestry of “кънижьникъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicкънигаletter; writing; book
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Old Church Slavonic кънига →