Where does “סיביריש” come from?

סיביריש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

סיביריש (Yiddish): Siberian

Definitions

  1. Siberian

Ancestry of “סיביריש”, step by step

סיביריש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph

via Yiddish סיביר

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishסיביר—
2RussianСиби́рьSiberia
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יש →