Where does “знаток” come from?

знаток (Russian) comes from Russian зна́ть, 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.

знаток (Russian): cognoscente, connoisseur, pundit, adept, maven, expert

Definitions

  1. cognoscente, connoisseur, pundit, adept, maven, expert

Ancestry of “знаток”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзна́тьto know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing
2Old Russianзнати—
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →