May theme: Cloth 👘

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silk, 絲

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• Old Chinese *slɯ silk, fine thread

  • Middle Chinese sɨ silk, fine thread

    • Mandarin 絲 sī silk, fine thread
    • Cantonese 絲 si1 silk, fine thread
    • Korean 실 sil thread
    • Vietnamese tơ raw silk, thread
  • Taiwanese 絲 si silk, fine thread
  • Ancient Greek Σήρ Sḗr Chinese, silkworm

    • Ancient Greek Σῆρες Sêres China, the Chinese people

      • Latin Sēres Chinese people
    • Ancient Greek σηρῐκός sērikós silken, made of silk

      • Latin sēricus having to do with China, made of silk

        • Western Romance

          • Spanish sirgo silk
        • Latin sērica silk garments, silks

          • Eastern Romance

            • Romanian sarică woolen cloak worn by mountain shepherds
          • Western Romance

            • French serge twill, serge
            • Spanish jerga cotton fringe, mat, floor covering
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          • Lithuanian zilkaĩ silk archaic
          • Old Norse silki silk

            • Danish silke silk
            • English silk
            • Sami silki silk
          • Russian шёлк šolk silk
    • Aramaic šˀry silk

      • Arabic حَرِير ḥarīr silk

        • Swahili hariri
      • Aramaic šyrh caravan

        • Hebrew שיירה shāyārā carvan

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