Where does “књи̏га” come from?

књи̏га (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

књи̏га (Serbo-Croatian): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “књи̏га”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickъňigabook
2Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign

Words derived from “књи̏га

Every word from Old High German kenningEvery word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga