Where does “њоки” come from?
њоки (Macedonian) comes from Italian gnocchi, from Italian gnocco, from Venetian gnoco, from Lombard knohhil — knot in wood.
њоки (Macedonian): gnocchi
Ancestry of “њоки”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | gnocchi | plural of gnocco; a dish of gnocchi |
| 2 | Italian | gnocco | gnocchi; a dish of gnocchi; knot, lump |
| 3 | Venetian | gnoco | dumpling; lump, clot |
| 4 | Lombard | knohhil | knot in wood |