Where does “gunny” come from?
Gunny comes from English gunnery sergeant, which derives from Sanskrit गोणी meaning a sack or bag.
gunny (English): A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp; A...
Definitions
- A coarse heavy fabric made of jute or hemp; A...
Ancestry of “gunny”, step by step
gunny traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English gun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gun | A device for projecting a hard object very... |
| 2 | Middle English | gunne | A trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Gunnhildr | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Gunnr | battle, war |
| 5 | Old Norse | guðr | battle, war |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gunþiz | battle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰéntis | striking, killing |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via English gunnery sergeant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gunnery sergeant | A non-commissioned officer of rank E-7 in the... |