Where does “mashugana” come from?
mashugana (English) comes from Yiddish משוגענער, from Yiddish משוגע, from Hebrew משוגע, from Hebrew שיגע — drive crazy.
mashugana (English): nonsense; silliness; craziness; garbage; A person...
Definitions
- nonsense; silliness; craziness; garbage; A person...
Ancestry of “mashugana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | משוגענער | madman, lunatic |
| 2 | Yiddish | משוגע | crazy |
| 3 | Hebrew | משוגע | crazy, insane |
| 4 | Hebrew | שיגע | drive crazy |