Where does “blintz” come from?
blintz (English) comes from Yiddish בלינצע, from Upper Sorbian blinc, from Upper Sorbian mlinc, from Proto-Slavic mlinъ — pancake.
blintz (English): A thin blini , filled and folded, then fried and...
Definitions
- A thin blini , filled and folded, then fried and...
Ancestry of “blintz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בלינצע | blintz |
| 2 | Upper Sorbian | blinc | — |
| 3 | Upper Sorbian | mlinc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | mlinъ | pancake |