Where does “knish” come from?

knish (English) comes from Yiddish קניש, from Polish knysz, from Ukrainian книш — knish.

knish (English): An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack...

Definitions

  1. An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack...

Ancestry of “knish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקנישknish
2Polishknyszknish
3Ukrainianкнишknish

Words derived from “knish”

Every word from Ukrainian книш →Every word from Polish knysz →Every word from Yiddish קניש →
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