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Where does “šnaps” come from?

šnaps (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schnaps, from Low German Snapps.

šnaps (Serbo-Croatian): schnapps; A card game related to German Schnapsen

Definitions

  1. schnapps; A card game related to German Schnapsen

Ancestry of “šnaps”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnapsspirit, booze, hard liquor
2Low GermanSnapps—
Every word from Low German Snapps →