Where does “זאַק” come from?

זאַק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German sac, from Old High German sac, from Proto-West Germanic sakku, from Proto-Germanic sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος — sack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...

זאַק (Yiddish): bag, sack

Definitions

  1. bag, sack

Ancestry of “זאַק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansac—
2Old High Germansac—
3Proto-West Germanicsakkusack, bag
4Proto-Germanicsakkuzsack, bag, purse
5Latinsaccussack, bag; purse, wallet, moneybag; garment of...
6Ancient Greekσάκκοςsack; sackcloth; sackcloth vestment, penitential...
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκκος →Every word from Latin saccus →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakkuz →