Where does “ਤੁਰਸ਼” come from?

ਤੁਰਸ਼ (Punjabi) comes from Classical Persian ترش, from Proto-Iranian *tr̥fšah — sour, acidic.

ਤੁਰਸ਼ (Punjabi): bitter, pungent, acerbic, acrid, sour

Definitions

  1. bitter, pungent, acerbic, acrid, sour

Ancestry of “ਤੁਰਸ਼”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianترش—
2Proto-Iranian*tr̥fšahsour, acidic
Every word from Proto-Iranian *tr̥fšah →Every word from Classical Persian ترش →
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