Where does “fajfilo” come from?

fajfilo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fajfi, from German pfeifen, from Middle High German pfīfen, from Old High German phīfōn, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

fajfilo (Esperanto): whistle

Definitions

  1. whistle

Ancestry of “fajfilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofajfito whistle
2Germanpfeifento whistle; to act as referee; to be uninterested...
3Middle High Germanpfīfen
4Old High Germanphīfōn
5LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipoEvery word from Old High German phīfōnEvery word from Middle High German pfīfen
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