Where does “yarmulke” come from?
yarmulke (English) comes from Yiddish יאַרמלקע, from Polish jarmułka, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.
yarmulke (English): A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Definitions
- A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males
Ancestry of “yarmulke”, step by step