Derivation of the Word "Zhid" in Slavic Languages

[Ellen Elias-Bursac]

Interestingly - Croatian uses the word 'zidov' (with a diacritic over the
z) while Serbian uses 'jevrej'. In Serbian, the use of 'zidov' may well be
pejorative, while in Croatian it is completely ordinary usage. There is
another term for Jew which both communities use in a pejorative way:
'cifut' or 'civut' (with a diacritic over the c) which is of Turkish
origin.