Where does “שטשירע” come from?

שטשירע (Yiddish) comes from Ukrainian щирий, from Proto-Slavic ščirъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kei̯ro-.

שטשירע (Yiddish): honest, genuine

Definitions

  1. honest, genuine

Ancestry of “שטשירע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianщирийsincere; frank, honest
2Proto-Slavicščirъblite; mercury; sincere, frank
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kei̯ro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kei̯ro- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ščirъ →Every word from Ukrainian щирий →