Where does “קאַצעטניק” come from?
קאַצעטניק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ניק, from Polish -nik, from Old Polish -nik, from Proto-Slavic -nikъ — From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,...
קאַצעטניק (Yiddish): concentration camp inmate or survivor
Definitions
- concentration camp inmate or survivor
Ancestry of “קאַצעטניק”, step by step
קאַצעטניק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־ניק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־ניק | -nik, -er |
| 2 | Polish | -nik | -er |
| 3 | Old Polish | -nik | forms masculine nouns referring to a performer of some action, sometimes a device |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -nikъ | From the deverbial noun stem of imperfect verbs,... |
via Yiddish קאַצעט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | קאַצעט | concentration camp |