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Where does “פֿלוים” come from?

פֿלוים (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German pflūme, from Old High German pflūma, from Proto-Germanic *plūmā, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦνον, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον — A plum fruit.

פֿלוים (Yiddish): plum

Definitions

  1. plum

Ancestry of “פֿלוים”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpflūme—
2Old High Germanpflūma—
3Proto-Germanic*plūmā—
4Latinprūnum—
5Ancient Greekπροῦνον—
6Ancient GreekπροῦμνονA plum fruit
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