Where does “ciorăpărie” come from?

ciorăpărie (Romanian) comes from Romanian ciorap, from Ottoman Turkish چوراب, from Persian جوراب, from Persian گورب, from Middle Persian gōrab.

ciorăpărie (Romanian): hosiery

Definitions

  1. hosiery

Ancestry of “ciorăpărie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianciorapsock; stocking
2Ottoman Turkishچورابsock; stocking
3Persianجورابsock; stocking
4Persianگورب—
5Middle Persiangōrab—
Every word from Middle Persian gōrab →Every word from Persian گورب →Every word from Persian جوراب →