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Where does “Mischpoke” come from?

Mischpoke (German) comes from Yiddish משפּחה, from Hebrew מִשְׁפָּחָה — a family; family.

Mischpoke (German): family; a bunch or group of people

Definitions

  1. family; a bunch or group of people

Ancestry of “Mischpoke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמשפּחהfamily, kin
2Hebrewמִשְׁפָּחָהa family; family
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