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Where does “марама” come from?

марама (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish محرمه, from Arabic مَحْرَمَة.

марама (Bulgarian): kerchief, hood, headscarf; handkerchief

Definitions

  1. kerchief, hood, headscarf; handkerchief

Ancestry of “марама”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمحرمه—
2Arabicمَحْرَمَة—
Every word from Arabic مَحْرَمَة →