Where does “כניאָק” come from?
כניאָק (Yiddish) comes from Russian хныка — whiner.
כניאָק (Yiddish): a holier-than-thou religious person; a prig
Definitions
- a holier-than-thou religious person; a prig
Ancestry of “כניאָק”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | хныка | whiner |