Where does “פּאָנטשיק” come from?
פּאָנטשיק (Yiddish) comes from Russian пончик, from Polish pączek, from Polish pąk, from German Pech, from Old High German peh, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik- — sap, juice.
פּאָנטשיק (Yiddish): doughnut
Definitions
- doughnut
Ancestry of “פּאָנטשיק”, step by step
פּאָנטשיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian пончик
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пончик | doughnut; fat person |
| 2 | Polish | pączek | doughnut; bud |
| 3 | Polish | pąk | bud |
| 4 | German | Pech | pitch; bad luck, misfortune |
| 5 | Old High German | peh | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 7 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via Belarusian пончык
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belarusian | пончык | doughnut |