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Where does “жидок” come from?

жидок (Russian) comes from Russian жид, from Old East Slavic жидъ, from Proto-Slavic židъ, from Proto-Slavic židovinъ, from Italian giudeo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά — Judas; Judah, Judas.

жидок (Russian): kike, Jew; niggard, miser; greedy person; short...

Definitions

  1. kike, Jew; niggard, miser; greedy person; short...

Ancestry of “жидок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianжидJew, yid, kike; niggard; miser
2Old East SlavicжидъJew
3Proto-SlavicžidъJew; giant, mythical person
4Proto-Slavicžidovinъ—
5ItaliangiudeoJewish; Synonym of giudio; Jew
6LatinIūdaeus—
7Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
8Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
9HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
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