Where does “знаменитост” come from?

знаменитост (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian зна̏ме̄н, from Proto-Slavic znamę, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃men.

знаменитост (Serbo-Croatian): importance, significance; remarkableness; sight,...

Definitions

  1. importance, significance; remarkableness; sight,...

Ancestry of “знаменитост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзна̏ме̄нsymbol, sign
2Proto-Slavicznamęsign
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃men—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃men →Every word from Proto-Slavic znamę →Every word from Serbo-Croatian зна̏ме̄н →