Where does “זשעני” come from?

זשעני (Yiddish) comes from German Genie, from French génie, from Latin genius, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

זשעני (Yiddish): genius

Definitions

  1. genius

Ancestry of “זשעני”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeniegenius; military engineers
2Frenchgéniegenie; genius
3Latingeniusthe deity or guardian spirit of a person, place,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Latin genius →Every word from French génie →