Where does “tolbaș” come from?

tolbaș (Romanian) comes from Romanian tolbă, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

tolbaș (Romanian): peddler

Definitions

  1. peddler

Ancestry of “tolbaș”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniantolbăquiver
2Ottoman Turkishطوربهbag
3Persianتوبرهbag, sack
4Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack
Every word from Middle Persian tōbrag →Every word from Persian توبره →Every word from Ottoman Turkish طوربه →