Where does “שיקסע” come from?
שיקסע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שייגעץ, from Hebrew שֶׁקֶץ — abomination, impure, object of loathing.
שיקסע (Yiddish): shiksa
Ancestry of “שיקסע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | שייגעץ | shegetz; smart aleck; brat, rascal, contemptible... |
| 2 | Hebrew | שֶׁקֶץ | abomination, impure, object of loathing |
Words derived from “שיקסע”