This would be the how the word Shuni came about:
Shuni is one of the most mysterious words in Llanito, due to the fact that it has a German origin.
SHÖN ('ʃøːn)
(German for 'beautiful' 'nice')
EVOLVED INTO
SHUNI ('ʃuni)
(the 'ö' sound becomes a 'u')
(an 'i' is added to the of the word)
(the meaning changes to 'cute')
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REFERENCES
Chiappe, M. (2005, December). Gibraltar y el Yanito II. Tres Orillas, 5-6, 55-58.