Where does “פּײַקלער” come from?
פּײַקלער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּײַקל, from Yiddish פּויק, from Middle High German pūke.
פּײַקלער (Yiddish): drummer
Ancestry of “פּײַקלער”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | פּײַקל | Diminutive of פּויק : little drum; drum |
| 2 | Yiddish | פּויק | drum |
| 3 | Middle High German | pūke | — |