Where does “לאַשטשעניש” come from?

לאַשטשעניש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish לאַשטשען, from Polish łaszczyć, from Ukrainian ла́щитися, from Proto-Slavic [[*laščiti.

לאַשטשעניש (Yiddish): desire, lust

Definitions

  1. desire, lust

Ancestry of “לאַשטשעניש”, step by step

לאַשטשעניש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish לאַשטשען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאַשטשעןto crave
2Polishłaszczyćto covet
3Ukrainianла́щитися—
4Proto-Slavic[[*laščiti—

via Yiddish ניש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishניש—
Every word from Proto-Slavic [[*laščiti →Every word from Ukrainian ла́щитися →Every word from Polish łaszczyć →