Where does “šnurkka” come from?
šnurkka (Ingrian) comes from Russian шнурок, from Russian шнур, from German Schnur, from Yiddish שנור, from Middle High German snur, from Old High German snur, from Proto-Germanic snuzō, from Proto-Indo-European snusós — daughter-in-law.
šnurkka (Ingrian): string, cord
Definitions
- string, cord
Ancestry of “šnurkka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шнурок | thin cord; lace |
| 2 | Russian | шнур | cord; line |
| 3 | German | Schnur | cord, string; cable; daughter-in-law |
| 4 | Yiddish | שנור | daughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord |
| 5 | Middle High German | snur | — |
| 6 | Old High German | snur | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | snuzō | daughter-in-law |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | snusós | daughter-in-law |