Where does “פּויליש” come from?

פּויליש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

פּויליש (Yiddish): Polish; Poylish, the Polish dialect of Yiddish

Definitions

  1. Polish; Poylish, the Polish dialect of Yiddish

Ancestry of “פּויליש”, step by step

פּויליש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph

via Yiddish פּוילן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּוילן—
2Middle High GermanPolen—
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יש →