Where does “чорба” come from?
чорба (Macedonian) comes from Turkish çorba, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن.
чорба (Macedonian): stew, broth
Ancestry of “чорба”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çorba | soup |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | چوربا | — |
| 3 | Persian | شوربا | a kind of stew |
| 4 | Persian | شور | salty; excitement; uproar, clamor |
| 5 | Persian | شوریدن | — |
| 6 | Persian | شستن | — |