Where does “колпа́к” come from?
колпа́к (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic колпакъ, from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄k', from Middle Persian kwlʾp̄ — bonnet; cap, bonnet.
Ancestry of “колпа́к”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | колпакъ | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | kwlʾp̄k' | little cap; calyx |
| 3 | Middle Persian | kwlʾp̄ | bonnet; cap, bonnet |
Words derived from “колпа́к”