Where does “פּאַווע” come from?
פּאַווע (Yiddish) comes from Old High German pfāwo, from Proto-Germanic pāwô, from Latin pāvō, from Ancient Greek ταώς — peacock; type of fish.
פּאַווע (Yiddish): peafowl, peacock, peahen
Ancestry of “פּאַווע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | pfāwo | peacock |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pāwô | peacock, peafowl |
| 3 | Latin | pāvō | peacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus and sacred to Hera or Juno; eaten as a delicacy |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ταώς | peacock; type of fish |
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