Where does “סמאַרקאַטש” come from?

סמאַרקאַטש (Yiddish) comes from Polish smarkacz, from Polish -acz, from Proto-Slavic -ačь — Denominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...

סמאַרקאַטש (Yiddish): derogatory name for a young child or snotnose

Definitions

  1. derogatory name for a young child or snotnose

Ancestry of “סמאַרקאַטש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmarkaczbrat, immature child
2Polish-aczforms masculine nouns, usually personal, from...
3Proto-Slavic-ačьDenominal, forming nouns denoting a carrier of a...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ačь →Every word from Polish -acz →Every word from Polish smarkacz →