Czech

Noun

koberec m

1. rug, carpet

Declension

Derived terms

• kobereček
• kobercový

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “ковер”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

Slovak

Etymology

Possibly from Old Norse kǫgurr ‎(“quilt”), according to

Jooseppi Julius Mikkola^[1][2], quoted also by Vasmer; cognates derived from kǫgurr include Russian ковёр ‎(kovjór), and archaic Bulgarian губер ‎(guber). A Turkic origin has also been theorised.

Noun

koberec m

1. rug, carpet

References

• Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), “ковер”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress

1. ↑ Mémoires de la société néo-philologique à Helsingfors I. , S. 8, cited in Indogermanische Forschungen, Karl Brugmann: „Unter dem Titel Etymologisches weist Mikkola einige neue germanische Wörter im Finnischen nach und deutet slav. kovъrъ (Teppich) aus anord. kögurr.“
2. ↑ Jahresbericht über die Erscheinungen auf dem Gebiete der germanischen Philologie, B. 7, S. 23: „slav. kovъrъ Teppich; an kögurr id“