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Where does “שׂכל” come from?

שׂכל (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שֵׂכֶל — intelligence.

שׂכל (Yiddish): sense, common sense, good sense; reason;...

Definitions

  1. sense, common sense, good sense; reason;...

Ancestry of “שׂכל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשֵׂכֶלintelligence
Every word from Hebrew שֵׂכֶל →