Where does “עילוי” come from?

עילוי (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew עִילּוּי, from Hebrew ע־ל־ה.

עילוי (Yiddish): boy genius, child prodigy

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Hebrew	עִילּוּי	prodigy
2	Hebrew	ע־ל־ה	—

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