Where does “knjižara” come from?
knjižara (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian knjȉga, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.
knjižara (Serbo-Croatian): bookshop
Ancestry of “knjižara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | knjȉga | book |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъňiga | book |
| 3 | Old High German | kenning | symbol, sign |