Where does “shiksa” come from?

shiksa (English) comes from Yiddish שיקסע, from Yiddish שייגעץ, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ — abomination, impure, object of loathing.

shiksa (English): A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is...

Definitions

  1. A non-Jewish girl, especially one who is...

Ancestry of “shiksa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשיקסעshiksa
2Yiddishשייגעץshegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible...
3Hebrewשֶׁקֶץabomination, impure, object of loathing

Words derived from “shiksa”

Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ →Every word from Yiddish שייגעץ →Every word from Yiddish שיקסע →
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