Where does “языкознание” come from?
языкознание (Russian) comes from Russian язы́к, from Old East Slavic ѧзꙑкъ, from Proto-Slavic ęzykъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic inźūˀ-kas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *inźūˀs, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dinźūˀs, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.
языкознание (Russian): linguistics
Definitions
- linguistics
Ancestry of “языкознание”, step by step
языкознание traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian язы́к
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | язы́к | tongue; language |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | ѧзꙑкъ | a tongue |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ęzykъ | tongue; language |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | inźūˀ-kas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *inźūˀs | tongue |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dinźūˀs | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s | tongue |
via Russian зна́ние
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зна́ние | knowledge |
| 2 | Russian | зна́ть | to know: to be familiar with or accustomed to a person, place, or thing |
| 3 | Old Russian | знати | — |
| 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 |