Where does “pajesz” come from?

pajesz (Hungarian) comes from Yiddish פּאות, from Hebrew פאה, from Proto-Semitic *piʔat- — side, edge, front.

pajesz (Hungarian): earlock; sideburns

Definitions

  1. earlock; sideburns

Ancestry of “pajesz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפּאותplural of פּאה
2Hebrewפאהa wig; a face; a sidelock
3Proto-Semitic*piʔat-side, edge, front

Words derived from “pajesz”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *piʔat- →Every word from Hebrew פאה →Every word from Yiddish פּאות →