Where does “פֿילע” come from?
פֿילע (Yiddish) comes from Russian филе, from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.
פֿילע (Yiddish): fillet strip of deboned meat or fish
Definitions
- fillet strip of deboned meat or fish
Ancestry of “פֿילע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | филе | fillet, filet; filet lace, filet-work |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |