Where does “kurabiye” come from?

kurabiye (English) comes from Turkish kurabiye, from Ottoman Turkish قرابیه, from Arabic غُرَّبِيَّة.

kurabiye (English): A cookie, particularly a sweet cookie (originally Middle Eastern, now also Turkish, Greek and Albanian), often made with almonds or hazelnuts

Definitions

  1. A cookie, particularly a sweet cookie (originally Middle Eastern, now also Turkish, Greek and Albanian), often made with almonds or hazelnuts

Ancestry of “kurabiye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishkurabiyecookie, biscuit
2Ottoman Turkishقرابیه—
3Arabicغُرَّبِيَّة—
Every word from Arabic غُرَّبِيَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قرابیه →Every word from Turkish kurabiye →