Where does “кънѧзь” come from?

кънѧзь (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic kъnędzь, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos, from Proto-Indo-European dṓm, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

кънѧзь (Old East Slavic): knez, prince

Definitions

  1. knez, prince

Ancestry of “кънѧзь”, step by step

кънѧзь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic kъnędzь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъnędzьprince
2LatinDominusthe Lord; Lord; The Lord
3Latindomushouse, home; any building or abode; native place,...
4Proto-Italicdomoshouse, home
5Proto-Indo-Europeandṓmhome; house
6Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

via Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kъ̏nędzьprince
2Proto-Germanic*kuning—
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “кънѧзь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dṓm →Every word from Proto-Italic domos →