Where does “Незнайка” come from?

Незнайка (Russian) comes from Russian зна́ть, from Old Russian знати, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

Незнайка (Russian): Neznaika, Neznayka (a character in the Russian children's literature and the protagonist of an animated film), Dunno, Know-Nothing (English translations)

Definitions

  1. Neznaika, Neznayka (a character in the Russian children's literature and the protagonist of an animated film), Dunno, Know-Nothing (English translations)

Ancestry of “Незнайка”, step by step

Незнайка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зна́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзна́тьto know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing
2Old Russianзнати—
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Russian не

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнеnot, no, -n't, without; Idiomatic negative usage;...
2Proto-Slavicnenot
3Proto-Balto-Slavicnēnot
4Proto-Indo-Europeannénot; no
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →