Etymology

Pasternak

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Polish Pasternak ← Ukrainian Пастернак ← Yiddish פּאַסטערנאַק
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The story

  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromפּאַסטערנאַק
  2. Ukrainian · borrowed fromПастернак
  3. Polish · borrowed fromPasternak
  4. English todayPasternak

Borrowed from Polish Pasternak, Ukrainian Пастернак (Pasternak) and Yiddish פּאַסטערנאַק (pasternak).

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