Where does “חלבֿ” come from?

חלבֿ (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew חלב, from Proto-Semitic ḥalīb- — milk; fresh milk; fat.

חלבֿ (Yiddish): chelev, tallow

Definitions

  1. chelev, tallow

Ancestry of “חלבֿ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחלבmilk; to milk; to obtain information
2Proto-Semiticḥalīb-milk; fresh milk; fat

Words derived from “חלבֿ”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ḥalīb- →Every word from Hebrew חלב →