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Where does “mishpocha” come from?

mishpocha (English) comes from Yiddish משפּחה, from Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה — a family; family.

mishpocha (English): An family

Definitions

  1. An family

Ancestry of “mishpocha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמשפּחהfamily, kin
2Hebrewמִשְׁפָּחָהa family; family
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