Where does “знаменательный” come from?
знаменательный (Russian) comes from Russian знаменова́ть, from Russian знамя, from Proto-Slavic znamę, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃men.
знаменательный (Russian): significant, remarkable, noteworthy, portentous,...
Definitions
- significant, remarkable, noteworthy, portentous,...
Ancestry of “знаменательный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | знаменова́ть | to signify, to be a sign/symbol (of) |
| 2 | Russian | знамя | standard, banner, flag, colors, ensign |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | znamę | sign |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃men | — |