Where does “מפית” come from?

מפית (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew מפה, from Hebrew פֹּה — here.

מפית (Hebrew): napkin serviette

Definitions

  1. napkin serviette

Ancestry of “מפית”, step by step

מפית traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew מפה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמפהmap; tablecloth; defective spelling of מִיפָּה
2Hebrewפֹּהhere

via Hebrew ־ִית

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־ִית
Every word from Hebrew פֹּהEvery word from Hebrew מפה
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