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

  1. plague; terrible misfortune; sore, wound

Ancestry of “מכּה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמַכָּהblow, wound; attack
2Hebrewהִכָּהto hit, to strike

Words derived from “מכּה”

Every word from Hebrew הִכָּה →Every word from Hebrew מַכָּה →