Where does “књижити” come from?

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

књижити (Serbo-Croatian): to enter, book, make an entry

Definitions

  1. to enter, book, make an entry

Ancestry of “књижити”, 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 →
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