Where does “znaczek” come from?

znaczek (Polish) comes from Polish znak, from Old Polish znak, 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.

znaczek (Polish): small sign

Definitions

  1. small sign

Ancestry of “znaczek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishznaksign; mark; symbol
2Old Polishznaksign
3Proto-Slavicznakъsign; symbol
4Proto-Slavicznatito know
5Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →