Where does “zurbă” come from?

zurbă (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish زوربه, from Persian زور, from Parthian zʿwr.

zurbă (Romanian): revolt

Definitions

  1. revolt

Ancestry of “zurbă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishزوربهrebel, rioter, a person who resists an authority
2Persianزورlibation; force, strength, power, might;...
3Parthianzʿwr

Words derived from “zurbă

Every word from Parthian zʿwrEvery word from Persian زورEvery word from Ottoman Turkish زوربه