Where does “shikse” come from?

shikse (Spanish) comes from Yiddish שיקסע, from Yiddish שייגעץ, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ — abomination, impure, object of loathing.

shikse (Spanish): shiksa

Definitions

  1. shiksa

Ancestry of “shikse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשיקסעshiksa
2Yiddishשייגעץshegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible...
3Hebrewשֶׁקֶץabomination, impure, object of loathing
Every word from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ →Every word from Yiddish שייגעץ →Every word from Yiddish שיקסע →