Where does “snoga” come from?

snoga (Sranan Tongo) comes from Portuguese esnoga, from Portuguese sinagoga, from Old Portuguese sinagoga.

snoga (Sranan Tongo): synagogue

Definitions

  1. synagogue

Ancestry of “snoga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseesnogasynagogue
2Portuguesesinagogasynagogue
3Old Portuguesesinagoga—
Every word from Old Portuguese sinagoga →Every word from Portuguese sinagoga →Every word from Portuguese esnoga →