Where does “פּאַריזעווען” come from?

פּאַריזעווען (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּאַריז — the French government.

פּאַריזעווען (Yiddish): to give a French kiss

Definitions

  1. to give a French kiss

Ancestry of “פּאַריזעווען”, step by step

פּאַריזעווען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish פּאַריז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאַריזthe French government

via Yiddish עווען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishעווען
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