Where does “mediene” come from?

mediene (Dutch) comes from Yiddish מדינה, from Hebrew מדינה, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

mediene (Dutch): Jewish communities in the Netherlands outside...

Definitions

  1. Jewish communities in the Netherlands outside...

Ancestry of “mediene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמדינהcountry; Israel
2Hebrewמדינהstate; province, district
3Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא—
Every word from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא →Every word from Hebrew מדינה →Every word from Yiddish מדינה →