Where does “חתן־כּלה” come from?

חתן־כּלה (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish כּלה, from Hebrew כַּלָּה — bride.

חתן־כּלה (Yiddish): bride and groom

Definitions

  1. bride and groom

Ancestry of “חתן־כּלה”, step by step

חתן־כּלה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish כּלה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishכּלהbride, bride-to-be
2Hebrewכַּלָּהbride

via Yiddish חתן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishחתןgroom, bridegroom, fiancé
2Hebrewחָתָןbridegroom
Every word from Hebrew כַּלָּה →Every word from Yiddish כּלה →