Where does “знак” come from?

знак (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic знакъ, 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.

знак (Russian): sign, mark; symbol; omen

Definitions

  1. sign, mark; symbol; omen

Ancestry of “знак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicзнакъ—
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 “знак”

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