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
Ancestry of “пешкир”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پیشكیر | — |
| 2 | Persian | پیشگیر | towel; napkin |
| 3 | Persian | پیش | ago; before |