Where does “טאָפּיעל” come from?

טאָפּיעל (Yiddish) comes from Polish topielec, from Polish -ec, from Old Polish -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

טאָפּיעל (Yiddish): A malevolent water spirit from Polish myth, the...

Definitions

  1. A malevolent water spirit from Polish myth, the...

Ancestry of “טאָפּיעל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishtopielecThe corpse of a male drowning victim; A male...
2Polish-ecA masculine suffix
3Old Polish-ecforms nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
5Lithuanian-ikas—
6Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Polish -ec →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →