Where does “tolbă” come from?
tolbă (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.
tolbă (Romanian): quiver
Ancestry of “tolbă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | طوربه | bag |
| 2 | Persian | توبره | bag, sack |
| 3 | Middle Persian | tōbrag | bag, sack |