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Where does “פּאַטשקען” come from?

פּאַטשקען (Yiddish) comes from Polish paćkać.

פּאַטשקען (Yiddish): to daub, smear; to dirty, soil

Definitions

  1. to daub, smear; to dirty, soil

Ancestry of “פּאַטשקען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpaćkać—

Words derived from “פּאַטשקען”

  • potchky
  • אָנפּאַטשקען
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