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Where does “kъňiga” come from?

kъňiga (Proto-Slavic) comes from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

kъňiga (Proto-Slavic): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “kъňiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign

Words derived from “kъňiga”

  • книга
  • књишки
  • књига
  • knjiga
  • knjižara
  • knjiški
  • књижара
  • книга
  • книгоиздателство
  • knihař
  • knihovna
  • kniha
  • knihomol
  • knihařství
  • книга
  • книга
  • kniha
  • kníhkupec
  • knjiga
  • кніга
  • кънига
  • кънижьникъ
  • кънигꙑ
  • knigły
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