Where does “rugelach” come from?

rugelach (English) comes from Yiddish ראָגאַל, from Polish rogal, from Polish Róg, from Proto-Slavic rogъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rágas — horn.

rugelach (English): A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with...

Definitions

  1. A type of Jewish pastry, which may be filled with...

Ancestry of “rugelach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishראָגאַלrugelach
2Polishrogalcrescent roll
3PolishRóghorn
4Proto-Slavicrogъhorn
5Proto-Balto-Slavicrágashorn
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rágas →Every word from Proto-Slavic rogъ →Every word from Polish Róg →