Where does “znanac” come from?

znanac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian znȁti, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

znanac (Serbo-Croatian): acquaintance

Definitions

  1. acquaintance

Ancestry of “znanac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianznȁtito know
2Proto-Slavicznatito know
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →