Where does “פּאות” come from?
פּאות (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew פאה, from Proto-Semitic *piʔat-.
פּאות (Yiddish): plural of פּאה
Ancestry of “פּאות”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | פאה | a wig; a face; a sidelock |
| 2 | Proto-Semitic | *piʔat- | — |
Words derived from “פּאות”