knašs

Etymology
From (which, with *-yos, yields  > ), from, , from the zero grade of. A different hypothesis is that might originally result from methatesis on  (q.v.). A third possibility is that it was a borrowing from Baltic 🇨🇬, although it is also quite possible that was borrowed from 🇨🇬, since it was only found in Baltic varieties of German. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) quick, fast, swift; also, agile