Where does “אושפיזין” come from?
אושפיזין (Hebrew) comes from Aramaic אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא, from Pashto سپنج, from English sponge, from Old English spunge, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
אושפיזין (Hebrew): the Ushpizin; the seven guests who spiritually...
Definitions
- the Ushpizin; the seven guests who spiritually...
Ancestry of “אושפיזין”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aramaic | אוּשְׁפִּיזָּא | lodging place, landlord, guest |
| 2 | Pashto | سپنج | sponge |
| 3 | English | sponge | Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of... |
| 4 | Old English | spunge | — |
| 5 | Latin | spongia | A sponge; pumice, or other things resembling a... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σπογγιά | sponge |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |