Where does “chalaf” come from?

chalaf (English) comes from Yiddish חלף, from Hebrew חלף, from Proto-Semitic ḫalap- — to go beyond, to transgress.

chalaf (English): A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals

Definitions

  1. A knife used by Ashkenazi Jews in shehitah, the kosher slaughter of animals

Ancestry of “chalaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחלף—
2Hebrewחלףto pass; to move past, to pass through, to pass...
3Proto-Semiticḫalap-to go beyond, to transgress
Every word from Proto-Semitic ḫalap- →Every word from Hebrew חלף →Every word from Yiddish חלף →