Where does “קאַשע” come from?

קאַשע (Yiddish) comes from Russian ка́ша, from Old East Slavic каша, from Proto-Slavic kaša — perhaps originally ground cereal.

קאַשע (Yiddish): kasha

Definitions

  1. kasha

Ancestry of “קאַשע”, step by step

קאַשע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ка́ша

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́шаporridge, gruel
2Old East Slavicкаша—
3Proto-Slavickašaperhaps originally ground cereal

via Polish kasza

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkaszagroats, kasha

Words derived from “קאַשע”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kaša →Every word from Old East Slavic каша →Every word from Russian ка́ша →