Where does “tiorba” come from?

tiorba (Catalan) comes from Italian tiorba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

tiorba (Catalan): theorbo

Definitions

  1. theorbo

Ancestry of “tiorba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantiorbatheorbo
2Ottoman Turkishطوربهbag
3Persianتوبرهbag, sack
4Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack
Every word from Middle Persian tōbrag →Every word from Persian توبره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوربه →
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