Where does “торба” come from?
торба (Macedonian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.
торба (Macedonian): pouch, bag
Ancestry of “торба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طوربه | bag |
| 2 | Persian | توبره | bag, sack |
| 3 | Middle Persian | tōbrag | bag, sack |