Where does “бумажник” come from?

бумажник (Russian) comes from Russian бума́га, from Italian bambagia, from Medieval Latin bombacium.

бумажник (Russian): wallet

Definitions

  1. wallet

Ancestry of “бумажник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбума́гаpaper
2Italianbambagiacotton wool
3Medieval Latinbombacium—

Words derived from “бумажник”

Every word from Medieval Latin bombacium →Every word from Italian bambagia →Every word from Russian бума́га →