Where does “парча” come from?
парча (Russian) comes from Ottoman Turkish پارچه, from Persian پارچه, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.
парча (Russian): brocade
Definitions
- brocade
Ancestry of “парча”, step by step
парча traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ottoman Turkish پارچه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پارچه | piece, fragment, morsel, segment, bit; a... |
| 2 | Persian | پارچه | piece, segment, section, morsel; cloth; material |
| 3 | Persian | پاره | piece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pʾlk' | piece, part, portion |
via Proto-Turkic bār
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | bār | there is/are, there exist; there is, there are |