Where does “posek” come from?

posek (English) comes from Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jṓˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- — gird; belt, girdle.

posek (English): decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in...

Definitions

  1. decisor; legal scholar who decides the Halacha in...

Ancestry of “posek”, step by step

posek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic pȍjāsъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpȍjāsъgirdle
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*jṓˀsteito gird, to band
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₃s-gird; belt, girdle

via Hebrew פוסק

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפוסק—

Words derived from “posek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₃s- →