Where does “жлоб” come from?
жлоб (Russian) comes from Yiddish זשלאָב, from Polish żłób, from Proto-Slavic *žȇlbъ.
жлоб (Russian): schlub; greedy, avaricious person
Definitions
- schlub; greedy, avaricious person
Ancestry of “жлоб”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | זשלאָב | A schlub, someone boorish, ill-mannered,... |
| 2 | Polish | żłób | manger, trough, crib; furrow, large groove in the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *žȇlbъ | — |