Where does “чарапа” come from?
чарапа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوراب, from Persian جوراب, from Persian گورب, from Middle Persian gōrab.
чарапа (Serbo-Croatian): sock
Ancestry of “чарапа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چوراب | sock; stocking |
| 2 | Persian | جوراب | sock; stocking |
| 3 | Persian | گورب | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | gōrab | — |