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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

  1. brocade

Ancestry of “парча”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپارچهpiece, fragment, morsel, segment, bit; a...
2Persianپارچهpiece, segment, section, morsel; cloth; material
3Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
4Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion
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