Where does “שמוק” come from?

שמוק (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish שמאָק, from Old Polish smok — dragon.

שמוק (Hebrew): schmuck

Definitions

  1. schmuck

Ancestry of “שמוק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמאָקidiot; dick; dupe
2Old Polishsmokdragon
Every word from Old Polish smok →Every word from Yiddish שמאָק →