Where does “ibrišim” come from?

ibrišim (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish ابرشیم, from Persian ابریشم, from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwm — silk.

ibrišim (Serbo-Croatian): thin silk thread for embroidery

Definitions

  1. thin silk thread for embroidery

Ancestry of “ibrišim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishابرشیمsilk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm
2Persianابریشمsilk
3Middle Persianʾp̄lyšwmsilk
Every word from Middle Persian ʾp̄lyšwmEvery word from Persian ابریشمEvery word from Ottoman Turkish ابرشیم