Where does “чиныг” come from?
чиныг (Ossetian) comes from Old East Slavic кънига, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.
чиныг (Ossetian): book; letter, writing; document
Definitions
- book; letter, writing; document
Ancestry of “чиныг”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | кънига | book |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъňiga | book |
| 3 | Old High German | kenning | symbol, sign |