Where does “בר־מיצווה־בחור” come from?

בר־מיצווה־בחור (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish בר־מיצווה, from Hebrew בר מצווה, from Hebrew מצווה — commandment; mitzvah.

בר־מיצווה־בחור (Yiddish): a boy who is bar mitzvah age

Definitions

  1. a boy who is bar mitzvah age

Ancestry of “בר־מיצווה־בחור”, step by step

בר־מיצווה־בחור traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish בר־מיצווה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבר־מיצווהbar mitzvah
2Hebrewבר מצווהA bar mitzvah; a male Jew who is at least...
3Hebrewמצווהcommandment; mitzvah

via Yiddish בחור

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishבחורyoung man, youngster; bachelor
2HebrewבָּחוּרJewish child; piglet
Every word from Hebrew מצווה →Every word from Hebrew בר מצווה →Every word from Yiddish בר־מיצווה →