Where does “khirbat” come from?

khirbat (English) comes from Andalusian Arabic خربة, from Arabic خَرُّوب, from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ.

khirbat (English): A ruin, in the Arab world

Definitions

  1. A ruin, in the Arab world

Ancestry of “khirbat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicخربة—
2Arabicخَرُّوبcarob; locust bean pod; {{l|en|carob}}
3Classical Syriacܚܪܘܒܐ—
Every word from Classical Syriac ܚܪܘܒܐ →Every word from Arabic خَرُّوب →Every word from Andalusian Arabic خربة →