Where does “יין” come from?
יין (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.
יין (Yiddish): wine
Ancestry of “יין”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | יַיִן | wine |
| 2 | Hebrew | שרף | to burn; to use up, waste; seraph |