Where does “פלסף” come from?

פלסף (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

פלסף (Aramaic): to philosophize

Definitions

  1. to philosophize

Ancestry of “פלסף”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφιλοσοφέωto philosophize or pursue knowledge
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti →Every word from Ancient Greek -έω →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti →