Where does “значок” come from?

значок (Russian) comes from Russian знак, 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.

значок (Russian): a small sign, symbol

Definitions

  1. a small sign, symbol

Ancestry of “значок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзнакsign, mark; symbol; omen
2Old East Slavicзнакъ—
3Proto-Slavicznakъsign; symbol
4Proto-Slavicznatito know
5Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
7Proto-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 →