Where does “knjižiti” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. to enter, book, make an entry

Ancestry of “knjižiti”, step by step

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