Where does “tsatske” come from?

tsatske (English) comes from Yiddish צאַצקע, from Ukrainian ца́цка — toy.

tsatske (English): Alternative spelling of tchotchke

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of tchotchke

Ancestry of “tsatske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצאַצקעtoy
2Ukrainianца́цкаtoy
Every word from Ukrainian ца́цка →Every word from Yiddish צאַצקע →