Where does “בעל־מיצווה” come from?
בעל־מיצווה (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בעל, from Hebrew בַּעַל, from Proto-Semitic baʿl- — lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;...
בעל־מיצווה (Yiddish): a boy who is bar mitzvah age
Definitions
- a boy who is bar mitzvah age
Ancestry of “בעל־מיצווה”, step by step
בעל־מיצווה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish בעל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | בעל | Used to create compounds with Hebrew-origin nouns to create nouns referring to a person related to the noun |
| 2 | Hebrew | בַּעַל | master; master, owner; lord, master; Baal |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | baʿl- | lord, master, owner; husband, master, owner;... |
via Yiddish מיצווה
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | מיצווה | commandment, mitzvah |
| 2 | Hebrew | מצווה | commandment; mitzvah |