Where does “torbacz” come from?
torbacz (Polish) comes from Polish torba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.
torbacz (Polish): marsupial
Ancestry of “torbacz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | torba | bag |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | طوربه | bag |
| 3 | Persian | توبره | bag, sack |
| 4 | Middle Persian | tōbrag | bag, sack |