Where does “pajesz” come from?
pajesz (Hungarian) comes from Yiddish פּאות, from Hebrew פאה, from Proto-Semitic *piʔat-.
pajesz (Hungarian): earlock; sideburns
Ancestry of “pajesz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פּאות | plural of פּאה |
| 2 | Hebrew | פאה | a wig; a face; a sidelock |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | *piʔat- | — |
Words derived from “pajesz”