2 ms·
I wonder if Yiddish speaking ancestors pronounced that S as SH because P follows it, which would not be in keeping with its Slavic root.
by asveikau 4y ago
I wonder if Yiddish speaking ancestors pronounced that S as SH because P follows it, which would not be in keeping with its Slavic root.
- asveikau 4y agoNow that Mr. Spolsky himself cleared up the etymology, I wish i could delete this. But he cited something with the letter ш, indicating the sh sound. So I think I was onto something.