Where does “קול קורא” come from?
קול קורא (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew קול, from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
קול קורא (Hebrew): call for participation , call for submission
Definitions
- call for participation , call for submission
Ancestry of “קול קורא”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | קול | voice; sound; vote |
| 2 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pek | — |
| 5 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |