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Where does “זונה” come from?

זונה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew זוֹנָה — prostitute, whore, slut.

זונה (Yiddish): prostitute, whore

Definitions

  1. prostitute, whore

Ancestry of “זונה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewזוֹנָהprostitute, whore, slut
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