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Where does “бархат” come from?

бархат (Russian) comes from Middle High German barchât, from Latin barracanus, from Arabic بَرَّكَان — a kind of black gown.

Ancestry of “бархат”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbarchât—
2Latinbarracanus—
3Arabicبَرَّكَانa kind of black gown

Words derived from “бархат”

  • бархатный
Every word from Arabic بَرَّكَان →