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Where does “perika” come from?

perika (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Perücke, from French perruque, from Italian perrucca, from Italian parrucca — wig.

perika (Serbo-Croatian): wig

Definitions

  1. wig

Ancestry of “perika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPerückewig; periwig; peruke
2Frenchperruquewig; wig, periwig, peruke
3ItalianperruccaAlternative form of parrucca
4Italianparruccawig
Every word from Italian parrucca →