Where does “curbeti” come from?

curbeti (Aromanian) comes from Albanian kurbet, from Ottoman Turkish غربت, from Arabic غُرْبَة.

curbeti (Aromanian): foreign country

Definitions

  1. foreign country

Ancestry of “curbeti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniankurbetimmigration, emigration
2Ottoman Turkishغربتa being away from home, absence and exile
3Arabicغُرْبَة—
Every word from Arabic غُرْبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish غربت →Every word from Albanian kurbet →