Where does “кни́га” come from?

кни́га (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

кни́га (Russian): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “кни́га”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъňigabook
2Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign

Words derived from “кни́га”

Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →