Where does “فرشة” come from?

فرشة (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish فرچه, from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα — brush.

فرشة (Arabic): carpet; mat; mattress

Definitions

  1. carpet; mat; mattress

Ancestry of “فرشة”, step by step

فرشة traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish فرچه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفرچهbrush, oblong bristle implement for cleaning
2Byzantine Greekβρούτσαbrush

via Arabic فُرْشَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicفُرْشَة—
Every word from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فرچه →