--- Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi y'all,
>
> Maybe somebody out there can answer something for
> me.
> Nowadays, the derogatory Russian word for Jew is
> "Zhid," which I've always thought was taken from the
> German and always had a negative connotation.
The same is the standard, non-derogatory term for Jew in Czech (which has a fair bit of German influence in vocabulary, esp. in the vernacular). I might have some background references I can get back to you with on Monday....
Andy
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