papakhi
Sign in to saveThe papakha is a sheepskin hat worn by men throughout the Caucasus and also in uniformed regiments in the region and beyond. thumb|A Caucasus|Caucasian wearing a papakha
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Within Vinony's link graph, papakhi is referenced by 360 other articles, and connects out to knit cap, Azerbaijan and Armenia.
It is catalogued under topics including 1850s fashion, 19th-century fashion and 20th-century fashion.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
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The papakha is a sheepskin hat worn by men throughout the Caucasus and also in uniformed regiments in the region and beyond. thumb|A Caucasus|Caucasian wearing a papakha
== Etymology == The word papakha is of Turkic origin (papakh). The word papak is also a component of the ethnonym of a Turkic group of uncertain relation: the "Karapapak" (literally "black papakh" in the Azerbaijani language).
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