Where does “Theorbe” come from?

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

Theorbe (German): theorbo

Definitions

  1. theorbo

Ancestry of “Theorbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantiorbatheorbo
2Ottoman Turkishطوربهbag
3Persianتوبرهbag, sack
4Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack

Words derived from “Theorbe”

Every word from Middle Persian tōbrag →Every word from Persian توبره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوربه →