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Where does “פִּיּוּט” come from?

פִּיּוּט (Hebrew) comes from Ancient Greek ποιητής, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “פִּיּוּט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekποιητήςA maker, inventor, lawgiver; The composer of a...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “פִּיּוּט”

  • pioet
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