Where does “Kuvajturbo” come from?

Kuvajturbo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto urbo, from Latin urbs, from Proto-Italic worβis, from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Kuvajturbo”, step by step

Kuvajturbo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto urbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantourbocity, town
2Latinurbsa city, walled town; the City, Rome
3Proto-Italicworβiscity
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerbʰ-to enclose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Esperanto Kuvajto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoKuvajto—
2Arabicالْكُوَيْت—
3Arabicاَلْكُوت—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werbʰ- →