Where does “znak” come from?
znak (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic znakъ, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
Ancestry of “znak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | znakъ | sign; symbol |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | znati | to know |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źnōˀtei | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéh₃t | to know; to get to know, to meet |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |