Where does “peškir” come from?
peškir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پیشگیر, from Persian پیشگیر, from Persian پیش — ago; before.
peškir (Serbo-Croatian): towel
Ancestry of “peškir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پیشگیر | towel; napkin, bib |
| 2 | Persian | پیشگیر | towel; napkin |
| 3 | Persian | پیش | ago; before |