Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “schav” come from?

schav (English) comes from Yiddish שטשאַוו, from Polish szczaw, from Proto-Slavic sьčavь — Alternative form of *sьčava.

schav (English): A kind of borscht made with sorrel; Synonym of...

Definitions

  1. A kind of borscht made with sorrel; Synonym of...

Ancestry of “schav”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשטשאַווsorrel, dock; schav
2Polishszczawdock, sorrel, any plant of the genus "Rumex";...
3Proto-SlavicsьčavьAlternative form of *sьčava
Every word from Proto-Slavic sьčavь →