Where does “knisherie” come from?
knisherie (English) comes from English knish, from Yiddish קניש, from Polish knysz, from Ukrainian книш — knish.
Ancestry of “knisherie”, step by step
knisherie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English knish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | knish | An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack... |
| 2 | Yiddish | קניש | knish |
| 3 | Polish | knysz | knish |
| 4 | Ukrainian | книш | knish |
via English Erie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Erie | A tribe of Native Americans |
| 2 | French | Erieehronon | — |