Where does “צפֿון־מערבֿ” come from?

צפֿון־מערבֿ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish מערבֿ, from Hebrew מַעֲרָב — west; occident, west.

צפֿון־מערבֿ (Yiddish): northwest

Definitions

  1. northwest

Ancestry of “צפֿון־מערבֿ”, step by step

צפֿון־מערבֿ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish מערבֿ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishמערבֿwest
2Hebrewמַעֲרָבwest; occident, west

via Yiddish צפֿון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishצפֿוןnorth
2Hebrewצָפוֹןnorth
Every word from Hebrew מַעֲרָב →Every word from Yiddish מערבֿ →