Word Family - Silk

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silk,

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  • Old Chinese *slɯ silk, fine thread
    • Middle Chinese silk, fine thread
      • Mandarin silk, fine thread
      • Cantonese si¹ silk, fine thread
      • Japanese / shi thread
      • Korean sil thread
      • Vietnamese raw silk, thread
    • Hokkien si silk, fine thread
    • Classical Greek Σήρ Sḗr Chinese, silkworm
      • Classical Greek Σῆρες Sêres China, the Chinese people
        • Latin Sēres Chinese people
      • Classical Greek σηρικός sērikós silken, made of silk
        • Latin sēricus having to do with China, made of silk
          • Latin sēricum Chinese goods, silk
            • Western Romance
              • Spanish sirgo silk
          • Latin sērica silk garments, silks
            • Eastern Romance
              • Romanian sarică woolen cloak worn by mountain shepherds
            • Western Romance
              • Old French sarge
                • Middle French
                  • French serge twill, serge
                • Middle English sarge
                  • English serge
                • Italian sargia serge
              • Spanish jerga cotton fringe, mat, floor covering
              • Spanish sarga twill
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            • Lithuanian zilkai silk (archaic)
            • West Germanic *seluk silk
              • Old English seolc silk
                • Middle English silk
                  • English silk
              • Old High German serih
              • West Germanic *silikō
                • Old Norse silki silk
                  • Lithuanian zilkai silk (archaic)
                  • Old East Slavic шьлкъ šĭlkŭ silk
                    • Russian шёлк šolk silk
                    • Ukrainian шовк šovk silk
                  • Old East Norse
                    • Danish silke silk
                  • Old West Norse
                    • Icelandic silki silk
                  • Northern Sámi silki silk
                • Old East Slavic шьлкъ šĭlkŭ silk
                  • Russian шёлк šolk silk
                  • Ukrainian шовк šovk silk
            • Old Norse silki silk
              • Lithuanian zilkai silk (archaic)
              • Old East Slavic шьлкъ šĭlkŭ silk
                • Russian шёлк šolk silk
                • Ukrainian шовк šovk silk
              • Old East Norse
                • Danish silke silk
              • Old West Norse
                • Icelandic silki silk
              • Northern Sámi silki silk
        • Aramaic šērāyā silk
          • Classical Syriac ܕܫܝܪܝܐ šyrya silk
          • Arabic سِيرَاء sīrā silk gown
          • Geʿez ሢራይ śiray silk, silk garment
        • Aramaic šˀry silk
          • Arabic حَرِير ḥarīr silk
            • Swahili hariri silk
          • Aramaic šyrh caravan
            • Hebrew שיירה shayara caravan, train

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Collected English words

serge, silk

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