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

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “peškir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپیشگیرtowel; napkin, bib
2Persianپیشگیرtowel; napkin
3Persianپیشago; before
Every word from Persian پیش →Every word from Persian پیشگیر →Every word from Ottoman Turkish پیشگیر →