Where does “ashkenazi” come from?

ashkenazi (Ladino) comes from Hebrew אשכנזי, from Hebrew י, from Hebrew יָד — hand.

ashkenazi (Ladino): Ashkenazi

Definitions

  1. Ashkenazi

Ancestry of “ashkenazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewאשכנזיAshkenazi, Ashkenazic
2Hebrewיten; {{n-g|one of the letters of the...
3Hebrewיָדhand
Every word from Hebrew יָד →Every word from Hebrew י →Every word from Hebrew אשכנזי →