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
Ancestry of “perika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Perücke | wig; periwig; peruke |
| 2 | French | perruque | wig; wig, periwig, peruke |
| 3 | Italian | perrucca | Alternative form of parrucca |
| 4 | Italian | parrucca | wig |