Where does “ермолка” come from?

ермолка (Russian) comes from Yiddish יאַרמלקע, from Polish jarmułka, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

ермолка (Russian): yarmulke

Definitions

  1. yarmulke

Ancestry of “ермолка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishיאַרמלקעyarmulke
2Polishjarmułkaskullcap
3Turkicunknown—
4Persianپلنگpanther; leopard
Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Polish jarmułka →