Where does “זשוויר” come from?

זשוויר (Yiddish) comes from Polish żwir, from Lithuanian žvỹras — gravel.

זשוויר (Yiddish): gravel

Definitions

  1. gravel

Ancestry of “זשוויר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżwirgravel
2Lithuanianžvỹrasgravel
Every word from Lithuanian žvỹras →Every word from Polish żwir →