Where does “turvekate” come from?

turvekate (Finnish) comes from Finnish turve, from Proto-Finnic turbeh, from Hungarian türbe, from Ottoman Turkish تربه, from Arabic تُرْبَة.

turvekate (Finnish): sod roofing, peat roofing

Definitions

  1. sod roofing, peat roofing

Ancestry of “turvekate”, step by step

turvekate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturvepeat, turf
2Proto-Finnicturbehturf, peat
3Hungariantürbeturbe
4Ottoman Turkishتربهtomb, mausoleum
5Arabicتُرْبَة—

via Finnish kate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatecovering, roofing
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kat'ëk—
Every word from Arabic تُرْبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish تربه →Every word from Hungarian türbe →