нымӕт

Ossetian

Etymology

Cognate with Persian نمد (namad, “felt”), Pashto [script needed] (nimacy), Talysh [script needed] (neme), Northern Luri [script needed] (nemet), Ishkashimi [script needed] (namūd).

Noun

нымӕт • (nymæt)

1. felt
2. a felt cloak worn in the caucuses
3. burka

References

• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press