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Where does “borša” come from?

borša (Slovene) comes from Italian borsa, from Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

borša (Slovene): bag

Definitions

  1. bag

Ancestry of “borša”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianborsabag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,...
2Latinbursaoxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made...
3Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...
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