Where does “טלית־קטן” come from?

טלית־קטן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טלית, from Hebrew טַלִּית.

טלית־קטן (Yiddish): tallit katan

Definitions

  1. tallit katan

Ancestry of “טלית־קטן”, step by step

טלית־קטן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish טלית

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטליתtallit/tallis
2Hebrewטַלִּית—

via Yiddish קטן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקטן—
2Hebrewקָטָן—
Every word from Hebrew טַלִּית →Every word from Yiddish טלית →