1885, from Persian pashmin "woolen," from pashm "wool, down," from PIE *pek- "to pluck out" (see fight (v.)).
PASCAL
Pasch
paschal
pash
pasha
pashmina
Pashto
Pasiphae
pasquinade
pass
pass out
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