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Where does “значајност” come from?

значајност (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian зна̑к, 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.

значајност (Serbo-Croatian): relevance; significance, importance;...

Definitions

  1. relevance; significance, importance;...

Ancestry of “значајност”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianзна̑к—
2Proto-Slavicznakъsign; symbol
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
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