Where does “אָלשינע” come from?

אָלשינע (Yiddish) comes from Polish olszyna, from Polish Olsza, from Proto-Slavic olьxa, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éliseh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

אָלשינע (Yiddish): alder

Definitions

  1. alder

Ancestry of “אָלשינע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polisholszynaalder carr
2PolishOlszaalder, any tree of the genus Alnus
3Proto-Slavicolьxaalder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éliseh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éliseh₂ →
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