Where does “торбинка” come from?
торбинка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian торби́на, from Serbo-Croatian то́рба, from Ottoman Turkish طوربه, from Persian توبره, from Middle Persian tōbrag — bag, sack.
торбинка (Ukrainian): handbag, purse A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items
Definitions
- handbag, purse A small bag used chiefly by women for carrying various small personal items