Where does “פּעלץ” come from?
פּעלץ (Yiddish) comes from Latin pellis, from Ancient Greek ἄγρα, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
פּעלץ (Yiddish): fur
Ancestry of “פּעלץ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pellis | pelt, hide, animal skin; the outside of a... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἄγρα | a catching, hunting, chase; that which is taken... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵro- | hunt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “פּעלץ”