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