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Where does “גראַפֿין” come from?

גראַפֿין (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גראַף, from Russian граф, from English graph, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

גראַפֿין (Yiddish): countess

Definitions

  1. countess

Ancestry of “גראַפֿין”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגראַףcount
2Russianграфcount, earl; graph; genitive plural of графа́
3EnglishgraphA data chart intended to illustrate the...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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