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Where does “birkes” come from?

birkes (Danish) comes from Hebrew ברכה — blessing, congratulation.

birkes (Danish): poppyseed; bread roll with poppyseeds

Definitions

  1. poppyseed; bread roll with poppyseeds

Ancestry of “birkes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewברכהblessing, congratulation
Every word from Hebrew ברכה →