Where does “פּאות” come from?

פּאות (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew פאה, from Proto-Semitic *piʔat- — side, edge, front.

פּאות (Yiddish): plural of פּאה

Definitions

  1. plural of פּאה

Ancestry of “פּאות”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפאהa wig; a face; a sidelock
2Proto-Semitic*piʔat-side, edge, front

Words derived from “פּאות”

Every word from Proto-Semitic *piʔat- →Every word from Hebrew פאה →