Where does “زوربه” come from?

زوربه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

زوربه (Ottoman Turkish): rebel, rioter, a person who resists an authority

Definitions

  1. rebel, rioter, a person who resists an authority

Ancestry of “زوربه”, step by step

زوربه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian زور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
2Parthianzʿwr—

via Persian زورباز

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianزورباز—

Words derived from “زوربه”

Every word from Parthian zʿwr →Every word from Persian زور →