Where does “torbar” come from?

torbar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian tórba, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

torbar (Serbo-Croatian): marsupial; peddler

Definitions

  1. marsupial; peddler

Ancestry of “torbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantórbabag
2Ottoman Turkishطوربهbag
3Persianتوبرهbag, sack
4Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack
Every word from Middle Persian tōbragEvery word from Persian توبرهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish طوربه
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