Where does “كأس العالم” come from?
كأس العالم (Arabic) comes from Arabic اَل, from Sanskrit अलाबु — the bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle...
كأس العالم (Arabic): World Cup
Definitions
- World Cup
Ancestry of “كأس العالم”, step by step
كأس العالم traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic اَل
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | اَل | the |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अलाबु | the bottle gourd; a vessel made of the bottle... |
via Arabic عَالَم
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | عَالَم | world; universe; world, universe |
via Arabic كَأْس
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | كَأْس | cup, glass, wine glass; stoop, beaker |