Where does “אַרטיסטיש” come from?

אַרטיסטיש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

אַרטיסטיש (Yiddish): artistic

Definitions

  1. artistic

Ancestry of “אַרטיסטיש”, step by step

אַרטיסטיש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph

via Yiddish אַרטיסט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishאַרטיסטartist
Every word from Hebrew שרףEvery word from Hebrew יַיִןEvery word from Yiddish יש