Where does “בעיקר” come from?

בעיקר (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ב־ — In (a place or time).

בעיקר (Hebrew): Principally, mainly, primarily, especially,...

Definitions

  1. Principally, mainly, primarily, especially,...

Ancestry of “בעיקר”, step by step

בעיקר traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ב־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewב־In (a place or time)

via Hebrew עיקר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעיקרessence, main part, gist, crux; most; principle
Every word from Hebrew ב־