Where does “שקלאַפֿערײַ” come from?

שקלאַפֿערײַ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שקלאַף, from German Sklave, from Middle High German slave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Ancient Greek Σκλάβος, from Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo — to cover; to incline.

שקלאַפֿערײַ (Yiddish): slavery

Definitions

  1. slavery

Ancestry of “שקלאַפֿערײַ”, step by step

שקלאַפֿערײַ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish שקלאַף

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשקלאַףslave
2GermanSklaveslave
3Middle High Germanslave
4Medieval LatinsclavusSlav, slave; slave
5Ancient GreekΣκλάβοςSlav
6Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνόςSlavic
7Proto-SlavicslověninъSlav
8Proto-Slavicslovoword
9Proto-Balto-Slavicślawas
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléwosfame
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Yiddish ־ערײַ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־ערײַ
2Middle High German-erīe
3Old French-erieused to form feminine nouns
4Old French-ieindicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléwos