bursa

bursa · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβύρσα
2. Medieval Latin · borrowed frombursa“purse”
3. English todaybursa

Borrowed from Medieval Latin bursa (“purse”), from Ancient Greek βύρσα (búrsa); compare purse and bourse, which are doublets.

Bursa · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΠρουσίας“Prusias”
2. Medieval Greek · derived fromΠροῦσα
3. Ottoman Turkish · derived fromبورسه
4. Turkish · borrowed fromBursa
5. English todayBursa

From Turkish Bursa, from Ottoman Turkish بورسه (Brusa), from Medieval Greek Προῦσα (Proûsa), from Ancient Greek Προυσίας (Prousías, “Prusias”) + -α (-a). Doublet of Prusa.

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