Where does “טאָפּאָל” come from?

טאָפּאָל (Yiddish) comes from Russian тополь, from Proto-Slavic topolь — poplar.

טאָפּאָל (Yiddish): poplar

Definitions

  1. poplar

Ancestry of “טאָפּאָל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтопольpoplar, cottonwood (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus)
2Proto-Slavictopolьpoplar
Every word from Proto-Slavic topolьEvery word from Russian тополь