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Where does “sneckdraw” come from?

sneckdraw (English) comes from English draw, from Fijian drau, from Proto-Oceanic rau, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahun — leaf.

sneckdraw (English): One who is sly, cunning, devious

Definitions

  1. One who is sly, cunning, devious

Ancestry of “sneckdraw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
2Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
3Proto-Oceanicrau—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
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