Where does “fırça” come from?

fırça (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish فرچه, from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα — brush.

fırça (Turkish): brush

Definitions

  1. brush

Ancestry of “fırça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishفرچهbrush, oblong bristle implement for cleaning
2Byzantine Greekβρούτσαbrush

Words derived from “fırça”

Every word from Byzantine Greek βρούτσα →Every word from Ottoman Turkish فرچه →