قورباغه (Persian)

Where does "قورباغه" come from?

The Persian word 'قورباغه' meaning 'frog' is a borrowing from Turkic[1]. This term gradually replaced older native Iranian alternatives such as 'وک' which was inherited from Middle Persian, as well as 'غوک' and 'چغز' which both originated from Sogdian[1].

Full etymology tree

• قورباغه (qurbāġe) (Persian), 'frog'
  • borrowed Turkic (Turkic languages)

Cognates and doublets

• qurbağa (Azerbaijani)
• kurbağa (Turkish)

Descendants and derived words

• بچه قورباغه (Persian)

Sources

1. قورباغه (qurbāġe) (Persian) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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