Where does “қолдорба” come from?

қолдорба (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh дорба, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

қолдорба (Kazakh): bag, handbag

Definitions

  1. bag, handbag

Ancestry of “қолдорба”, step by step

қолдорба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh дорба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhдорбаsack
2Persianتوبرهbag, sack
3Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack

via Kazakh қол

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқолarm; hand; handwriting
2Proto-Turkickȫllake
Every word from Middle Persian tōbrag →Every word from Persian توبره →Every word from Kazakh дорба →