Where does “כאָטש” come from?
כאָטש (Yiddish) comes from Polish choć, from Old Polish choć, from Old Polish chocia, from Proto-Slavic *xotěti.
כאָטש (Yiddish): at least
Definitions
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Ancestry of “כאָטש”, step by step
כאָטש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish choć
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | choć | although, though |
| 2 | Old Polish | choć | though |
| 3 | Old Polish | chocia | though, although |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *xotěti | — |
via Ukrainian хоч
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | хоч | although |