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
- relevant, pertinent, pertaining; sheik
Ancestry of “שייך”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | שייך | belonging , owned; relevant, pertinent |
| 2 | Arabic | شَيْخ | sheikh; an elder in charge; elder |
| 3 | Arabic | شَاخَ | to age, grow old; to age, to grow old; to grow... |