kuningas <-> knyaz

From: tgpedersen@...
Message: 8136
Date: 2001-07-28

Is there any connection between Germanic *kuningas "king" (as
borrowed into Finnish) and Russian (and Slavic) knyaz "prince" (where
ya < a nasal vowel). This would presuppose some Pre-Gmc. *kunĂ­ngas, I
suppose?

Torsten