Where does “szajgec” come from?

szajgec (Polish) comes from Yiddish שייגעץ, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ — abomination, impure, object of loathing.

szajgec (Polish): rascal, urchin

Definitions

  1. rascal, urchin

Ancestry of “szajgec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשייגעץshegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible...
2Hebrewשֶׁקֶץabomination, impure, object of loathing
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