Where does “мистецтвознавець” come from?

мистецтвознавець (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian знаве́ць, 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.

мистецтвознавець (Ukrainian): art expert, art specialist

Definitions

  1. art expert, art specialist

Ancestry of “мистецтвознавець”, step by step

мистецтвознавець traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian знаве́ць

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianзнаве́цьcognoscente, connoisseur, adept, maven, expert
2Ukrainianзнатиto know
3Old East Slavicзнатиto know
4Proto-Slavicznatito know
5Proto-Balto-Slavicźnōˀteito know
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵnéh₃tto know; to get to know, to meet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know

via Ukrainian мисте́цтво

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianмисте́цтвоart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃tEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei