Where does “לאַשטשען” come from?
לאַשטשען (Yiddish) comes from Polish łaszczyć, from Ukrainian ла́щитися, from Proto-Slavic [[*laščiti.
לאַשטשען (Yiddish): to crave
Definitions
- to crave
Ancestry of “לאַשטשען”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | łaszczyć | to covet |
| 2 | Ukrainian | ла́щитися | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | [[*laščiti | — |