The story
- Ukrainian · derived fromкниш
- Polish · derived fromknysz
- Yiddish · borrowed fromקניש
- English todayknish
Borrowed from Yiddish קניש (knish), from Polish knysz and Ukrainian книш (knyš).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
knish
Today it means: An Eastern European Jewish, or Yiddish, snack food consisting of a dumpling covered with a shell of baked or fried dough Full definition →
Yiddish קניש ← Polish knysz ← Ukrainian книш