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

cubless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Cub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCubA member of the Cub Scouts; A player on the team...
2Middle Englishcubbe—
3Ottoman Turkishجبهiron armour, cuirass, coat of mail
4Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
5Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
6Arabicشَبّalum

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Arabic شَبّ →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebe →Every word from Proto-Mongolic jebseg →