Where does “ćilimar” come from?

ćilimar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ćilim, from Ottoman Turkish كلیم, from Old Anatolian Turkish kilīm, from Persian گلیم, from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα, from Ancient Greek καλύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ćilimar (Serbo-Croatian): rug or carpet maker/merchant

Definitions

  1. rug or carpet maker/merchant

Ancestry of “ćilimar”, step by step

ćilimar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian ćilim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianćilimthick carpet or tapestry of oriental style
2Ottoman Turkishكلیمcarpet, rug
3Old Anatolian Turkishkilīmblanket
4Persianگلیمa garment made out of wool; a rug or carpet made...
5Ancient GreekκάλυμμαA head covering, a hood, a veil; A fishing net...
6Ancient Greekκαλύπτωto cover; to put over as a covering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Serbo-Croatian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianarare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Ancient Greek καλύπτωEvery word from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα