Where does “пешкир” come from?

пешкир (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پیشكیر, from Persian پیشگیر, from Persian پیش — ago; before.

пешкир (Serbo-Croatian): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “пешкир”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپیشكیرtowel
2Persianپیشگیرtowel; napkin
3Persianپیشago; before
Every word from Persian پیش →Every word from Persian پیشگیر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پیشكیر →