Where does “ቦርሳ” come from?

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

ቦርሳ (Tigrinya): bag, backpack

Definitions

  1. bag, backpack

Ancestry of “ቦርሳ”, 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...
Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσα →Every word from Latin bursa →Every word from Italian borsa →