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
- A member of the Cub Scouts; A player on the team...
Ancestry of “cub”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cubbe | — |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | جبه | — |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | jebseg | weapon |
| 4 | Proto-Mongolic | jebe | arrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust |
| 5 | Arabic | شَبّ | alum |