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Where does “פּאָץ” come from?

פּאָץ (Yiddish) comes from Romanian puță, from Romanian pulă, from Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

פּאָץ (Yiddish): penis, dick, cock; idiot, fool, simpleton, putz

Definitions

  1. penis, dick, cock; idiot, fool, simpleton, putz

Ancestry of “פּאָץ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpuțădicky, wiener, pee-pee, thingy; a small or...
2Romanianpulădick, cock; dick, dickhead; nobody
3Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
4LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “פּאָץ”

  • putz
  • поц
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