Where does “فرشة” come from?
فرشة (Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish فرچه, from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα — brush.
فرشة (Arabic): carpet; mat; mattress
Ancestry of “فرشة”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | فرچه | brush, oblong bristle implement for cleaning |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | βρούτσα | brush |