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Where does “קינעהאָרע” come from?

קינעהאָרע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קיין עין־הרע.

קינעהאָרע (Yiddish): Said to ward off bad luck

Definitions

  1. Said to ward off bad luck

Ancestry of “קינעהאָרע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקיין עין־הרע—
Every word from Yiddish קיין עין־הרע →