Where does “payess” come from?
payess (English) comes from Yiddish פּאות, from Hebrew פאה, from Proto-Semitic *piʔat-.
payess (English): Sidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews
Definitions
- Sidelocks worn by Hasidic and Orthodox male Jews
Ancestry of “payess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פּאות | plural of פּאה |
| 2 | Hebrew | פאה | a wig; a face; a sidelock |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *piʔat- | — |