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Where does “filiszter” come from?

filiszter (Hungarian) comes from German Philister, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים, from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

filiszter (Hungarian): Philistine

Definitions

  1. Philistine

Ancestry of “filiszter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhilisterprovincial; Philistine; nonacademic, nonstudent,...
2Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּים—
3Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
4HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
5Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade

Words derived from “filiszter”

  • filiszterek
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־ש →