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 blin pancake, filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce

Definitions

  1. A thin blin pancake, filled (often with sweet cheese) and folded, then fried and often served with sour cream, fruit, or a sweet sauce

Ancestry of “blintz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבלינצעblintz
2Upper Sorbianblinc—
3Upper Sorbianmlinc—
4Proto-Slavicmlinъpancake
Every word from Proto-Slavic mlinъ →Every word from Upper Sorbian mlinc →Every word from Upper Sorbian blinc →