Where does “мушема” come from?

мушема (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مشمع, from Arabic مُشَمَّع, from Arabic شَمْع — {{l|en|wax}}, {{l|en|candle|candles}}; wax;...

мушема (Serbo-Croatian): watertight covering, especially a tablecloth which does not need to laundered

Definitions

  1. watertight covering, especially a tablecloth which does not need to laundered

Ancestry of “мушема”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمشمع—
2Arabicمُشَمَّع—
3Arabicشَمْع{{l|en|wax}}, {{l|en|candle|candles}}; wax;...
Every word from Arabic شَمْع →Every word from Arabic مُشَمَّع →Every word from Ottoman Turkish مشمع →