How the Yiddish language influenced English with the word 'yarmulke'

'Yarmulke' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'yarmolke'. The word entered the English language some time around 1903.

yarmulke [noun] [1903]

A skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home

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Etymology: Yiddish 'yarmlke' from Polish 'jarmułka' & Ukrainian 'yarmulka' skullcap, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish 'yağmurluk' rainwear

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