Where does “מכּה” come from?
מכּה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מַכָּה, from Hebrew הִכָּה — to hit, to strike.
מכּה (Yiddish): plague; terrible misfortune; sore, wound
Definitions
- plague; terrible misfortune; sore, wound
Ancestry of “מכּה”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | מַכָּה | blow, wound; attack |
| 2 | Hebrew | הִכָּה | to hit, to strike |
Words derived from “מכּה”