Where does “ibrișin” come from?

ibrișin (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ابرشیم, from Persian ابریشم, from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwm — silk.

ibrișin (Romanian): silk thread

Definitions

  1. silk thread

Ancestry of “ibrișin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishابرشیمsilk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm
2Persianابریشمsilk
3Middle Persianʾp̄lyšwmsilk
Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwmEvery word from Persian ابریشمEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ابرشیم