Where does “חזיריש” come from?

חזיריש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

חזיריש (Yiddish): piggish, resembling a pig

Definitions

  1. piggish, resembling a pig

Ancestry of “חזיריש”, step by step

חזיריש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph

via Yiddish חזיר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחזירpig
2Hebrewחֲזִיר—
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יש →