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Where does “cubless” come from?

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

cubless (English): Without a cub or cubs

Definitions

  1. Without a cub or cubs

Ancestry of “cubless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCubA member of the Cub Scouts; A player on the team...
2Middle Englishcubbe—
3Ottoman Turkishجبه—
4Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
5Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
6Arabicشَبّalum
Every word from Arabic شَبّ →