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Where does “קנס” come from?

קנס (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew קנס — fine.

קנס (Yiddish): fine; engagement

Definitions

  1. fine; engagement

Ancestry of “קנס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקנסfine

Words derived from “קנס”

  • Knast
  • פֿאַרקנסן
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