Where does “znak” come from?

znak (Polish) comes 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.

znak (Polish): sign; mark; symbol

Definitions

  1. sign; mark; symbol

Ancestry of “znak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishznaksign
2Proto-Slavicznakъsign; symbol
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “znak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →
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