Where does “знайо́мий” come from?

знайо́мий (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.

знайо́мий (Ukrainian): familiar, acquainted

Definitions

  1. familiar, acquainted

Ancestry of “знайо́мий”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →