Where does “torba” come from?

torba (Czech) comes from Polish torba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

torba (Czech): haversack, pouch; cheek pouch

Definitions

  1. haversack, pouch; cheek pouch

Ancestry of “torba”, step by step

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