Where does “צעלקע” come from?

צעלקע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־קע — Forms feminine derivatives of animate nouns;...

צעלקע (Yiddish): cell phone

Definitions

  1. cell phone

Ancestry of “צעלקע”, step by step

צעלקע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־קע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־קעForms feminine derivatives of animate nouns;...

via Yiddish צעל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצעל
Every word from Yiddish ־קע