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ווידעאָ: ווערטער וואָס דאָס פֿאָלק מיינט שטאַמען פֿון לשון־קודשVIDEO: Yiddish words that people think are from Hebrew, but aren’t

ד״ר הערשל גלעזער דערקלערט די טשיקאַווע עטימאָלאָגיעס פֿון „חוזק“, „דאַווענען“ און אַנדערע ווערטער.

אויף ייִדיש געפֿינען זיך אַ צאָל ווערטער וואָס דאָס פֿאָלק מיינט אַז זיי שטאַמען פֿון לשון־קודש אָבער שטאַמען אין דער אמתן פֿון אַנדערע שפּראַכן.
אין דעם ווידעאָ דערקלערט ד״ר הערשל גלעזער די טשיקאַווע עטימאָלאָגיעס פֿונעם נאָמען „זלמן“, ווי אויך ווערטער אַזוי ווי „חוזק“ און „דאַווענען“.

 

 

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