Where does “יאַרמלקע” come from?

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

יאַרמלקע (Yiddish): yarmulke

Definitions

  1. yarmulke

Ancestry of “יאַרמלקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishjarmułkaskullcap
2Turkicunknown—
3Persianپلنگpanther; leopard

Words derived from “יאַרמלקע”

Every word from Persian پلنگ →Every word from Turkic unknown →Every word from Polish jarmułka →