Where does “knižnica” come from?

knižnica (Slovak) comes from Slovak kniha, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

knižnica (Slovak): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “knižnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakknihabook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Slovak kniha →