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Where does “тепих” come from?

тепих (Macedonian) comes from German teppich, from Middle High German teppich, from Old High German teppih, from English tapped, from Latin tapicus, from Latin tapēs, from Ancient Greek τάπης — carpet, rug, mat.

тепих (Macedonian): rug; carpet

Definitions

  1. rug; carpet

Ancestry of “тепих”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteppich—
2Middle High Germanteppich—
3Old High Germanteppih—
4Englishtappedsimple past tense and past participle of tap;...
5Latintapicus—
6Latintapēs—
7Ancient Greekτάπηςcarpet, rug, mat
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