Where does “קינסטלעריש” come from?

קינסטלעריש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish יש, from Hebrew יַיִן, from Hebrew שרף — to burn; to use up, waste; seraph.

קינסטלעריש (Yiddish): artistic

Definitions

  1. artistic

Ancestry of “קינסטלעריש”, step by step

קינסטלעריש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish יש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישliquor, especially brandy or whisky; entity,...
2Hebrewיַיִןwine
3Hebrewשרףto burn; to use up, waste; seraph

via Yiddish קינסטלער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקינסטלערartist
Every word from Hebrew שרף →Every word from Hebrew יַיִן →Every word from Yiddish יש →