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Where does “אוישוויץ” come from?

אוישוויץ (Yiddish) comes from German Auschwitz, from Polish Oświęcim, from Polish Uswiczin.

Ancestry of “אוישוויץ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuschwitz—
2PolishOświęcim—
3PolishUswiczin—
Every word from Polish Uswiczin →