Etymology

beshmet

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Today it means: A knee-length outer garment with a short stand-up collar, typical of Turkic, Mongolian and Caucasian peoples, similar to a short kaftan. Full definition →

Russian бешме́т ← Tatar бишмәт
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  1. Tatar · derived fromбишмәт
  2. Russian · borrowed fromбешме́т
  3. English todaybeshmet

Borrowed from Russian бешме́т (bešmét), itself from Tatar бишмәт (bişmät).

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