Where does “אַלטער קאַקער” come from?

אַלטער קאַקער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קאַקער, from Yiddish קאַקן, from Proto-Indo-European kakka- — to defecate.

אַלטער קאַקער (Yiddish): old fart, old fogey, geezer

Definitions

  1. old fart, old fogey, geezer

Ancestry of “אַלטער קאַקער”, step by step

אַלטער קאַקער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish קאַקער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקאַקערshitter
2Yiddishקאַקןto shit, defecate
3Proto-Indo-Europeankakka-to defecate

via Yiddish אַלטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַלטערold man

Words derived from “אַלטער קאַקער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kakka- →Every word from Yiddish קאַקן →Every word from Yiddish קאַקער →