Where does “чорбест” come from?

чорбест (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian чорба, from Turkish çorba, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن — to wash.

чорбест (Macedonian): stewy, brothy

Definitions

  1. stewy, brothy

Ancestry of “чорбест”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianчорбаstew, broth
2Turkishçorbasoup
3Ottoman Turkishچورباsoup
4Persianشورباa kind of stew
5Persianشورsalty; excitement; uproar, clamor
6Persianشوریدنto revolt, to rebel
7Persianشستنto wash
Every word from Persian شستنEvery word from Persian شوریدنEvery word from Persian شور
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