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

  1. An overweight person; A person with chubby cheeks

Ancestry of “chubster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchubOne of various species of freshwater fish of the...
2Middle Englishcubbe—
3Ottoman Turkishجبهiron armour, cuirass, coat of mail
4Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
5Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
6Arabicشَبّalum
Every word from Arabic شَبّ →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebe →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebseg →