A Yiddish proverb

[nu57]

Does someone know the Yiddish analogue of the Russian proverb "Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает" (literally - "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree", the English "Like father, like son")?
Something about cat's babies inevitably mewing.

Thanks.

Upd. Cross to ru_yiddish .

Comments

[muckefuck]

I don't know your one about cats, but there is a Yiddish version of the Russian/English/German/etc. saying, i.e. "Dos epl falt nit vayt fun boym." There's also an equivalent of "Like father, like son" ("Vi der tate, azoy der zun").

[nu57]

Thanks! Here in ru_yiddish they suggested also some other versions, including the one about cats.

[muckefuck]

I've never seen that one about cats in any Yiddish source. I'd be curious to know where ma_rs learned it.

[nu57]

I'll ask her

[ma_rs]

I learned it from my Grandmother! And I used to hear it many times from other people too.

[nu57]

And this is how it's written in Yiddish.

[muckefuck]

I appreciated that ma_rs' Russian transcription indicates her grandmother spoke a southeastern dialect like Podolish or Volhynian. ber_0's using the standard orthography.

[nu57]

Yes, looks you're right.