Where does “ґрунтознавець” come from?

ґрунтознавець (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.

ґрунтознавець (Ukrainian): pedologist

Definitions

  1. pedologist

Ancestry of “ґрунтознавець”, step by step

ґрунтознавець 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 ґрунт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianґрунтsoil, ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵnéh₃t →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źnōˀtei →
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