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Where does “pehelypaplan” come from?

pehelypaplan (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian paplan, from Byzantine Greek πάπλωμα, from Ancient Greek πέπλος, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pehelypaplan (Hungarian): eiderdown

Definitions

  1. eiderdown

Ancestry of “pehelypaplan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpaplanduvet, continental quilt, comforter
2Byzantine Greekπάπλωμα—
3Ancient Greekπέπλοςany woven cloth used for a covering, sheet,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
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