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Where does “Gnu” come from?
Gnu (German) comes from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Nama !nu:.
Gnu
(German): gnu
Definitions
gnu
Ancestry of “Gnu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Afrikaans
ghnoe
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2
Nama
!nu:
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Words derived from “Gnu”
gnu
gnu
gnu
gnu
gnu
ñu
ñu
juovagnu
gnuu
gnýr
valkohäntägnu
gnuantilooppi
gnuuantilooppi
gny
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