Where does “knish” come from?
knish (English) comes from Yiddish קניש, from Polish knysz, from Ukrainian книш.
knish (English): An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack...
Definitions
- An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack...
Ancestry of “knish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קניש | knish |
| 2 | Polish | knysz | — |
| 3 | Ukrainian | книш | — |