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Where does “קאַלקירן” come from?

קאַלקירן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קאַלקע — calque.

קאַלקירן (Yiddish): copy, imitate; calque

Definitions

  1. copy, imitate; calque

Ancestry of “קאַלקירן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקאַלקעcalque
Every word from Yiddish קאַלקע →