Where does “чорап” come from?

чорап (Bulgarian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوراب, from Persian جوراب, from Persian گورب, from Middle Persian gōrab.

чорап (Bulgarian): sock, stocking; hosiery, hose

Definitions

  1. sock, stocking; hosiery, hose

Ancestry of “чорап”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچورابsock; stocking
2Persianجورابsock; stocking
3Persianگورب—
4Middle Persiangōrab—
Every word from Middle Persian gōrab →Every word from Persian گورب →Every word from Persian جوراب →