Where does “jarmulke” come from?

jarmulke (Hungarian) comes from Yiddish יאַרמלקע, from Polish jarmułka, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

jarmulke (Hungarian): yarmulke

Definitions

  1. yarmulke

Ancestry of “jarmulke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיאַרמלקעyarmulke
2Polishjarmułkaskullcap
3Turkicunknown—
4Persianپلنگpanther; leopard

Words derived from “jarmulke”

Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Polish jarmułka →