Where does “פּאַן” come from?
פּאַן (Yiddish) comes from Polish Pan, from Latin Pān, from Ancient Greek πᾶν, from Ancient Greek ὀπτικός, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
פּאַן (Yiddish): mister, sir
Ancestry of “פּאַן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | Pan | Lord |
| 2 | Latin | Pān | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πᾶν | neuter nominative singular of πᾶς; neuter... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπτικός | of or relating to seeing, sight or vision: optic,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄψις | view |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄψ | voice; word; eye, face |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wókʷs | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |