Where does “žnora” come from?

žnora (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

žnora (Serbo-Croatian): cord, string; wire; connection

Definitions

  1. cord, string; wire; connection

Ancestry of “žnora”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnurcord, string; cable; daughter-in-law
2Yiddishשנורdaughter-in-law; rope, chain, line, thread, cord
3Middle High Germansnur—
4Old High Germansnur—
5Proto-Germanicsnuzōdaughter-in-law
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnusósdaughter-in-law
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snusós →Every word from Proto-Germanic snuzō →Every word from Old High German snur →
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