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Where does “torba” come from?

torba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.

torba (Turkish): bag, sack

Definitions

  1. bag, sack

Ancestry of “torba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطوربهbag
2Persianتوبرهbag, sack
3Middle Persiantōbragbag, sack

Words derived from “torba”

  • theorbo
  • theorbist
  • tiorba
  • tiorba
  • torbalı
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