Where does “аудиокнига” come from?
аудиокнига (Russian) comes from Russian кни́га, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.
аудиокнига (Russian): audiobook
Ancestry of “аудиокнига”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | кни́га | book |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъňiga | book |
| 3 | Old High German | kenning | symbol, sign |