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

  1. book; letter, writing; document

Ancestry of “чиныг”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкънигаbook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Old East Slavic кънига →