Where does “čarapa” come from?

čarapa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوراب, from Persian جوراب, from Persian گورب, from Middle Persian gōrab.

čarapa (Serbo-Croatian): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “čarapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچورابsock; stocking
2Persianجورابsock; stocking
3Persianگورب—
4Middle Persiangōrab—
Every word from Middle Persian gōrab →Every word from Persian گورب →Every word from Persian جوراب →
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