Where does “Cub” come from?

Cub (English) comes from Middle English cubbe, from Ottoman Turkish جبه, from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.

Cub (English): A member of the Cub Scouts; A player on the team...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Cub Scouts; A player on the team...

Ancestry of “Cub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcubbe—
2Ottoman Turkishجبهiron armour, cuirass, coat of mail
3Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
4Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
5Arabicشَبّalum

Words derived from “Cub”

Every word from Arabic شَبّ →