Etymology

yarmulke

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Today it means: A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer). Full definition →

First used 1903Yiddish יאַרמלקע ← Polish jarmułka
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The story

  1. Polish · derived fromjarmułka“skullcap”
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromיאַרמלקע
  3. English todayyarmulke

Borrowed from Yiddish יאַרמלקע (yarmlke), from Polish jarmułka (“skullcap”), from Turkic; compare Turkish yağmurluk (“rain apparel”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1903 A skullcap worn by religious Jewish males (especially during prayer).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.