Where does “chubster” come from?
chubster (English) comes from English chub, from Middle English cubbe, from Ottoman Turkish جبه, from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.
chubster (English): An overweight person; A person with chubby cheeks
Definitions
- An overweight person; A person with chubby cheeks
Ancestry of “chubster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chub | One of various species of freshwater fish of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | cubbe | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | جبه | — |
| 4 | Proto-Mongolic | jebseg | weapon |
| 5 | Proto-Mongolic | jebe | arrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust |
| 6 | Arabic | شَبّ | alum |