Where does “ראָש־ישיבֿה” come from?

ראָש־ישיבֿה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew ראש, from Proto-Semitic raʾš- — head.

ראָש־ישיבֿה (Yiddish): head or director of a (usually traditional) yeshiva, rosh yeshiva

Definitions

  1. head or director of a (usually traditional) yeshiva, rosh yeshiva

Ancestry of “ראָש־ישיבֿה”, step by step

ראָש־ישיבֿה traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ראש

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewראשhead; head, chief, leader, chairperson; head,...
2Proto-Semiticraʾš-head

via Yiddish ישיבֿה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishישיבֿהyeshiva
2Hebrewיְשִׁיבָהmeeting
Every word from Proto-Semitic raʾš- →Every word from Hebrew ראש →