Where does “בתּכלית” come from?

בתּכלית (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish תּכלית, from Hebrew תכלית — purpose, aim.

בתּכלית (Yiddish): with great..., with extreme

Definitions

  1. with great..., with extreme

Ancestry of “בתּכלית”, step by step

בתּכלית traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish תּכלית

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishתּכליתpurpose, aim
2Hebrewתכליתpurpose, aim

via Hebrew בְּ־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewבְּ־with; in, with
Every word from Hebrew תכלית →Every word from Yiddish תּכלית →