Where does “знаве́ць” come from?

знаве́ць (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian знати, from Old East Slavic знати, from Proto-Slavic znati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.

знаве́ць (Ukrainian): cognoscente, connoisseur, adept, maven, expert

Definitions

  1. cognoscente, connoisseur, adept, maven, expert

Ancestry of “знаве́ць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзнатиto know
2Old East Slavicзнатиto know
3Proto-Slavicznatito know
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

Words derived from “знаве́ць”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →