Where does “alkovi” come from?

alkovi (Finnish) comes from Swedish alkov, from French alcôve, from Portuguese alcova, from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

alkovi (Finnish): alcove

Definitions

  1. alcove

Ancestry of “alkovi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishalkovan alcove
2Frenchalcôvealcove
3Portuguesealcovaalcove
4Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
5Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
6Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—

Words derived from “alkovi”

Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →