Where does “jarmulka” come from?

jarmulka (Slovak) comes from Polish jarmułka, from Turkic unknown, from Persian پلنگ — panther; leopard.

jarmulka (Slovak): yarmulke

Definitions

  1. yarmulke

Ancestry of “jarmulka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjarmułkaskullcap
2Turkicunknown—
3Persianپلنگpanther; leopard
Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Polish jarmułka →