Where does “punim” come from?

punim (English) comes from Yiddish פּנים, from Hebrew פָּנִים, from Proto-Semitic pan-.

punim (English): The face

Definitions

  1. The face

Ancestry of “punim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּניםface
2Hebrewפָּנִיםface
3Proto-Semiticpan-—
Every word from Proto-Semitic pan- →Every word from Hebrew פָּנִים →Every word from Yiddish פּנים →
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