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Where does “فرچه” come from?

فرچه (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish فرچه, from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα — brush.

فرچه (Persian): shaving brush; brush

Definitions

  1. shaving brush; brush

Ancestry of “فرچه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفرچهbrush, oblong bristle implement for cleaning
2Byzantine Greekβρούτσαbrush
Every word from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα →