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Where does “pehelyfelhő” come from?

pehelyfelhő (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pehely, from Hungarian pih, from Persian پیه.

pehelyfelhő (Hungarian): cirrus

Definitions

  1. cirrus

Ancestry of “pehelyfelhő”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpehelydown, fluff, feather; flake
2Hungarianpihto pluck feathers; to breathe; soft eiderdown
3Persianپیه—
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