Where does “לשון־הרע” come from?
לשון־הרע (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew לשון הרע — slander; libel; lashon hara/loshon hora.
לשון־הרע (Yiddish): gossip talk about other people
Definitions
- gossip talk about other people
Ancestry of “לשון־הרע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | לשון הרע | slander; libel; lashon hara/loshon hora |