English
kylym
Kylym comes from Ukrainian килим ‘rug, carpet’.
- Ukrainianmodernкилимkylym‘rug, carpet’
- Englishtodaykylym
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ukrainianmodernкилимkylym‘rug, carpet’
- Englishtodaykylym
The story
Borrowing of Ukrainian килим (kylym), influenced by English kilim.
Linked words
through Ancient Greek καλύπτω ‘to cover, to conceal’
Today it means
noun A Ukrainian flat-woven rug or tapestry; kilim.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ukrainian килим / kylym