Where does “סאָווע” come from?
סאָווע (Yiddish) comes from Polish Sowa, from Old Polish sowa, from Proto-Slavic sova — owl.
סאָווע (Yiddish): owl
Ancestry of “סאָווע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Sowa | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | sowa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sova | owl |