Where does “mohair” come from?

mohair (French) comes from English mohair, from Italian mocaiardo, from Arabic مُخَيَّر, from Tamil முறி — to break, fracture, split.

mohair (French): mohair

Definitions

  1. mohair

Ancestry of “mohair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmohairYarn or fabric made from the hair of the angora...
2Italianmocaiardomohair
3Arabicمُخَيَّرchoice
4Tamilமுறிto break, fracture, split
Every word from Tamil முறி →Every word from Arabic مُخَيَّر →Every word from Italian mocaiardo →
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