Where does “знати” come from?

знати (Ukrainian) comes 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.

знати (Ukrainian): to know

Definitions

  1. to know

Ancestry of “знати”, step by step

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

Words derived from “знати”

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