Where does “Kaaba” come from?
Kaaba comes from Arabic كَعْبَة, a word of unknown origin referring to the sacred cube-shaped shrine in Mecca.
Ancestry of “Kaaba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Nguni | kú- | Second-person singular object concord; Class 15... |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | kʊ̀- | 2nd person singular object concord; Class 15 noun... |