Where does “שייך” come from?

שייך (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew שייך, from Arabic شَيْخ, from Arabic شَاخَ — to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...

שייך (Yiddish): relevant, pertinent, pertaining; sheik

Definitions

  1. relevant, pertinent, pertaining; sheik

Ancestry of “שייך”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשייךbelonging (to), owned (by)
2Arabicشَيْخsheikh; an elder in charge; elder
3Arabicشَاخَto age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow...
Every word from Arabic شَاخَ →Every word from Arabic شَيْخ →Every word from Hebrew שייך →