Where does “чорба” come from?

чорба (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Turkish çorba, from Ottoman Turkish چوربا, from Persian شوربا, from Persian شور, from Persian شوریدن, from Persian شستن — to wash.

чорба (Serbo-Croatian): chowder

Definitions

  1. chowder

Ancestry of “чорба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishçorbasoup
2Ottoman Turkishچورباsoup
3Persianشورباa kind of stew
4Persianشورsalty; excitement; uproar, clamor
5Persianشوریدنto revolt, to rebel
6Persianشستنto wash
Every word from Persian شستن →Every word from Persian شوریدن →Every word from Persian شور →