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Where does “طوربه‌لو” come from?

طوربه‌لو (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

Ancestry of “طوربه‌لو”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوربهbag
2Persianتوبرهbag, sack
3Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack
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