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Where does “כניאָק” come from?

כניאָק (Yiddish) comes from Russian хныка — whiner.

כניאָק (Yiddish): a holier-than-thou religious person; a prig

Definitions

  1. a holier-than-thou religious person; a prig

Ancestry of “כניאָק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianхныкаwhiner
Every word from Russian хныка →