Where does “פּראָסטקײַט” come from?

פּראָסטקײַט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּראָסט, from Proto-Slavic prostъ, from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o-.

פּראָסטקײַט (Yiddish): vulgarity

Definitions

  1. vulgarity

Ancestry of “פּראָסטקײַט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּראָסטsimple, unrefined, crude; ordinary; tacky, vulgar
2Proto-Slavicprostъsimple, straight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-sth₂o-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pro-sth₂o- →Every word from Proto-Slavic prostъ →Every word from Yiddish פּראָסט →