Where does “çorba” come from?

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

çorba (Turkish): soup

Definitions

  1. soup

Ancestry of “çorba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishچورباsoup
2Persianشورباa kind of stew
3Persianشورsalty; excitement; uproar, clamor
4Persianشوریدنto revolt, to rebel
5Persianشستنto wash

Words derived from “çorba”

Every word from Persian شستن →Every word from Persian شوریدن →Every word from Persian شور →