Where does “peşkir” come from?

peşkir (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پیشگیر, from Persian پیشگیر, from Persian پیش — ago; before.

peşkir (Turkish): towel; napkin

Definitions

  1. towel; napkin

Ancestry of “peşkir”, 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 →
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