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Where does “шну” come from?

шну (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schnau, from Dutch snauw, from Dutch snauwen, from Middle Dutch snauwen.

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Ancestry of “шну”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnau—
2Dutchsnauw—
3Dutchsnauwen—
4Middle Dutchsnauwen—
Every word from Middle Dutch snauwen →