Where does “курбан чорба” come from?
курбан чорба (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian чорба́, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن — to wash.
курбан чорба (Bulgarian): kurban chorba a traditional Bulgarian soup, usually made of lamb meat and offal, mutton, and more rarely of beef, chicken or pork, prepared for a ritual offering or feast
Definitions
- kurban chorba a traditional Bulgarian soup, usually made of lamb meat and offal, mutton, and more rarely of beef, chicken or pork, prepared for a ritual offering or feast
Ancestry of “курбан чорба”, step by step
курбан 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 курба́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | курба́н | — |