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Where does “payot” come from?

payot (English) comes from Hebrew פאות.

payot (English): curly sideburns worn by Jewish men

Definitions

  1. curly sideburns worn by Jewish men

Ancestry of “payot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפאות—
Every word from Hebrew פאות →