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
Ancestry of “знак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | знакъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | znakъ | sign; symbol |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | znati | to know |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źnōˀtei | to know |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéh₃t | to know; to get to know, to meet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
Words derived from “знак”