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Where does “korbacz” come from?

korbacz (Polish) comes from Hungarian korbács, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ — whip, lash.

Ancestry of “korbacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankorbácslash, whip
2Ottoman Turkishقرباچwhip, lash

Words derived from “korbacz”

  • cravacher
  • cravache
  • Karbatsche
Every word from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ →