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Where does “torba” come from?

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

torba (Polish): bag

Definitions

  1. bag

Ancestry of “torba”, step by step

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

Words derived from “torba”

  • torbacz
  • torebka
  • torba
Every word from Middle Persian tōbrag →