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Where does “перламутр” come from?

перламутр (Russian) comes from German Perlmutter, from Latin māter perlārum.

Ancestry of “перламутр”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPerlmuttermother-of-pearl
2Latinmāter perlārum—

Words derived from “перламутр”

  • перламутровый
Every word from Latin māter perlārum →