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kniaź.

knez, Russian, Ruthenian or Lithuanian prince

5 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɲaɕ/
  1. knez, Russian, Ruthenian or Lithuanian prince

    historical · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *kunją Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *kuningazder. Proto-Slavic *kъ̏nędzь Russian князь (knjazʹ)bor. Polish kniaź Borrowed from Russian князь (knjazʹ). Doublet of ksiądz.

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