Where does “cravache” come from?
cravache (French) comes from German Karbatsche, from Polish karbacz, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ — whip, lash.
cravache (French): quirt, riding crop; first-person singular present...
Definitions
- quirt, riding crop; first-person singular present...
Ancestry of “cravache”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Karbatsche | a kind of plaited whip or lash |
| 2 | Polish | karbacz | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | قرباچ | whip, lash |
Words derived from “cravache”