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Where does “שייך” come from?

שייך (Hebrew) comes from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

שייך (Hebrew): belonging , owned; relevant, pertinent

Definitions

  1. belonging , owned; relevant, pertinent

Ancestry of “שייך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
2Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
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