кънига

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• (Glagolitic): ⰽⱏⱀⰻⰳⰰ (kŭniga)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.

Noun

кън҄ига • (kŭnʹiga) f

1. letter
2. writing

References

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “кънига”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 300

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Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъňiga.

Noun

кънига (kŭniga) f

1. book

Descendants

• Belarusian: кні́га (kníha)
• Russian: кни́га (kníga) (see there for further descendants)
• Carpathian Rusyn: кни́жка (knýžka)
• Ukrainian: кни́га (knýha)
• → Ossetian:

  Iron: чиныг (ḱinyg)

  Digor: киунугӕ (kiwnugæ), кинугӕ (kinugæ)