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

pehelypaplan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian paplan

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

via Hungarian pehely

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

Words derived from “pehelypaplan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Ancient Greek πέπλοςEvery word from Byzantine Greek πάπλωμα