Where does “אַפֿילו” come from?
אַפֿילו (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew אפילו, from Hebrew אלו, from Hebrew אִם לוּ — if if.
אַפֿילו (Yiddish): even though; despite
Ancestry of “אַפֿילו”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | אפילו | even |
| 2 | Hebrew | אלו | these; which; defective spelling of אליו |
| 3 | Hebrew | אִם לוּ | if if |