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
- sock, stocking; hosiery, hose
Ancestry of “чорап”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چوراب | sock; stocking |
| 2 | Persian | جوراب | sock; stocking |
| 3 | Persian | گورب | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | gōrab | — |