Where does “חלף” come from?

חלף (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew חלף, from Proto-Semitic ḫalap- — to go beyond, to transgress.

Ancestry of “חלף”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחלףto pass; to move past, to pass through, to pass...
2Proto-Semiticḫalap-to go beyond, to transgress

Words derived from “חלף

Every word from Proto-Semitic ḫalap-Every word from Hebrew חלף