Where does “alkoof” come from?

alkoof (Dutch) comes from French alcôve, from Portuguese alcova, from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

alkoof (Dutch): alcove, small side room

Definitions

  1. alcove, small side room

Ancestry of “alkoof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalcôvealcove
2Portuguesealcovaalcove
3Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
4Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
5Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →