Where does “卡巴” come from?

卡巴 (Chinese) comes from Turkish kebap, from Ottoman Turkish كباب, from Arabic كَبَاب — roast meat, kebab; fried meat.

卡巴 (Chinese): kebab; kippah; skullcap; yarmulke

Definitions

  1. kebab; kippah; skullcap; yarmulke

Ancestry of “卡巴”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkebapkebab
2Ottoman Turkishكبابkebab
3Arabicكَبَابroast meat, kebab; fried meat
Every word from Arabic كَبَاب →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كباب →Every word from Turkish kebap →