Where does “многозначный” come from?
многозначный (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.
многозначный (Russian): multidigit
Definitions
- multidigit
Ancestry of “многозначный”, step by step
многозначный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian знак
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | знак | sign, mark; symbol; omen |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | знакъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | znakъ | sign; symbol |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | znati | to know |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źnōˀtei | to know |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵnéh₃t | to know; to get to know, to meet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via Russian зна́чить
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зна́чить | to mean |