Where does “книжка” come from?

книжка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian книга, from Proto-Slavic kъňiga, from Old High German kenning — symbol, sign.

книжка (Ukrainian): book

Definitions

  1. book

Ancestry of “книжка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкнигаbook
2Proto-Slavickъňigabook
3Old High Germankenningsymbol, sign
Every word from Old High German kenning →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъňiga →Every word from Ukrainian книга →