шерсть

Russian

noun+
Definitions
  • fur, hair (animal hair or human body hair; contrast волосы and мех)
  • wool (hair of an animal used to make clothing)
  • woollen cloth, worsted, wadding

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic сьрсть inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьrstь derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer(s)- (bristle, rough hair).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱer(s)-

Gloss

bristle, rough hair

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms