Where does “חייִש” come from?

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

חייִש (Yiddish): animalistic

Definitions

  1. animalistic

Ancestry of “חייִש”, step by step

חייִש 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 חיה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחיהanimal
2Hebrewחַיָּהanimal; living; alive
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יש →