Where does “יין שׂרף” come from?

יין שׂרף (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

Ancestry of “יין שׂרף”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיַיִןwine
2Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →
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