Where does “gnu” come from?

gnu (Finnish) comes from German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Nama !nu:.

gnu (Finnish): gnu, wildebeest; black wildebeest, white-tailed...

Definitions

  1. gnu, wildebeest; black wildebeest, white-tailed...

Ancestry of “gnu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGnugnu
2Afrikaansghnoe—
3Nama!nu:—

Words derived from “gnu”

Every word from Nama !nu: →Every word from Afrikaans ghnoe →Every word from German Gnu →