Where does “פּליושן” come from?
פּליושן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּליוש, from Russian плюш, from German Plüsch, from French peluche, from Old French peluchier, from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila — to grind, to crush.
פּליושן (Yiddish): plush, velvet
Definitions
- plush, velvet
Ancestry of “פּליושן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פּליוש | plush |
| 2 | Russian | плюш | plush |
| 3 | German | Plüsch | plush |
| 4 | French | peluche | plush (toy), fluff |
| 5 | Old French | peluchier | to peel; to clean |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *pilūc(i)cāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pilāre | — |
| 8 | Latin | pila | mortar; pillar; pier |
| 9 | Latin | pīlus | a hair |
| 10 | Latin | pīlum | a pounder, pestle |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |