Where does “paplón” come from?

paplón (Slovak) 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.

paplón (Slovak): quilt, duvet

Definitions

  1. quilt, duvet

Ancestry of “paplón”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πέπλος →Every word from Byzantine Greek πάπλωμα →