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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- Etymology
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- Prevalence
- Russian and Soviet army uniforms
- Contemporary papakha
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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).