Where does “колпакъ” come from?
колпакъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄k', from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄ — bonnet; cap, bonnet.
Ancestry of “колпакъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | kwlʾp̄k' | little cap; calyx |
| 2 | Middle Persian | kwlʾp̄ | bonnet; cap, bonnet |