Where does “פּלשתּי” come from?

פּלשתּי (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי, from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת, from Hebrew פ־ל־ש — migrate, invade.

פּלשתּי (Yiddish): Philistine

Definitions

  1. Philistine

Ancestry of “פּלשתּי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewפְּלִשְׁתִּיa Philistine; Philistine
2HebrewפְּלֶשֶׁתPhilistia, land of the Philistines
3Hebrewפ־ל־שmigrate, invade
Every word from Hebrew פ־ל־ש →Every word from Hebrew פְּלֶשֶׁת →Every word from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי →
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