Etymology Explorer › Old Polish

Where does “księgi” come from?

księgi (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

Ancestry of “księgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъňigabook
2Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
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