Where does “kerseymere” come from?
kerseymere (English) comes from English cassimere, from English cashmere, from English Cashmere, from Hindi कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्मीर, from Sanskrit कश्यपमीर, from Sanskrit कश्यप, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaśyápas — turtle.
kerseymere (English): A fine, twilled woollen cloth
Definitions
- A fine, twilled woollen cloth
Ancestry of “kerseymere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cassimere | Obsolete spelling of cashmere; A thin,... |
| 2 | English | cashmere | Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of... |
| 3 | English | Cashmere | A breed of goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) raised for its hair |
| 4 | Hindi | कश्मीर | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कश्मीर | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कश्यपमीर | Kashmir |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कश्यप | a tortoise; having black teeth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kaśyápas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kaćyápas | turtle |