Where does “копривена чорба” come from?
копривена чорба (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian чорба́, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن — to wash.
копривена чорба (Bulgarian): nettle soup soup made from blanched young nettles, boiled with rice, spring onions, and herbs, often thickened with a yogurt-and-egg mixture and served with crumbled sirene and yogurt
Definitions
- nettle soup soup made from blanched young nettles, boiled with rice, spring onions, and herbs, often thickened with a yogurt-and-egg mixture and served with crumbled sirene and yogurt
Ancestry of “копривена чорба”, step by step
копривена чорба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bulgarian чорба́
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | чорба́ | stew, soup |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | soup |
| 3 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 4 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 5 | Persian | شوریدن | to revolt, to rebel |
| 6 | Persian | شستن | to wash |
via Bulgarian копри́венa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | копри́венa | — |