Where does “טשעקאַ” come from?

טשעקאַ (Yiddish) comes from Russian ЧК, from Russian Всеросси́йская чрезвыча́йная коми́ссия — All-Russian Extraordinary Commission.

טשעקאַ (Yiddish): Cheka Soviet security organization

Definitions

  1. Cheka Soviet security organization

Ancestry of “טשעקאַ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЧКCheka forerunner of the KGB
2RussianВсеросси́йская чрезвыча́йная коми́ссияAll-Russian Extraordinary Commission
Every word from Russian Всеросси́йская чрезвыча́йная коми́ссия →Every word from Russian ЧК →