Where does “зна́ть” come from?

зна́ть (Russian) comes 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.

зна́ть (Russian): to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing

Definitions

  1. to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing

Ancestry of “зна́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Russianзнати—
2Proto-Slavicznatito know
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “зна́ть”

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