Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA duke or prince in medieval Slavic countries. · A leader of the Vlach (or Romanian) communities in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary.
From Belarusian князь (knjazʹ) and Ukrainian князь (knjazʹ) (from Old Ruthenian кнѧзь (knjazʹ)) and Russian князь (knjazʹ); all from Old East Slavic кънѧзь (kŭnęzĭ), кнѧзь (knęzĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь (“prince”), from earlier *kъnęgъ, by consensus ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuningaz (“king”). Doublet of cyning and king.
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- Root classification mention*ǵenh₁-ine-pro
- Borrowed-form mentionкнязьbe
- Borrowed-form mentionкнязьuk
- Derivation mentionкнѧзьzle-ort
- Borrowed-form mentionкнязьru
- Derivation mentionкънѧзьorv
- Derivation mention*kъ̏nędzьsla-pro · prince
- Derivation mention*kuningazgem-pro · king
- Doublet mentioncyningen
- Doublet mentionkingen
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