Where does “lechayim” come from?

lechayim (English) comes from Hebrew לחיים, from Hebrew לְ־, from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ.

lechayim (English): "To life": a Jewish drinking toast

Definitions

  1. "To life": a Jewish drinking toast

Ancestry of “lechayim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewלחיים—
2Hebrewלְ־to, for; to, for, of
3Hebrewהָאָרֶץ—
Every word from Hebrew הָאָרֶץ →Every word from Hebrew לְ־ →Every word from Hebrew לחיים →