Where does “књижара” come from?

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

књижара (Serbo-Croatian): bookshop

Definitions

  1. bookshop

Ancestry of “књижара”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкњи̏гаbook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Serbo-Croatian књи̏га →