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Where does “ñu” come from?

ñu (Spanish) comes from German Gnu, from Afrikaans ghnoe, from Nama !nu:.

ñu (Spanish): gnu, wildebeest

Definitions

  1. gnu, wildebeest

Ancestry of “ñu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGnugnu
2Afrikaansghnoe—
3Nama!nu:—
Every word from Nama !nu: →