Where does “turvekota” come from?

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

turvekota (Finnish): a type of kota with a peat roofing

Definitions

  1. a type of kota with a peat roofing

Ancestry of “turvekota”, step by step

turvekota traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turve

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

via Finnish kota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkotaA conical or hemispherical shelter with an open...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
3Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Arabic تُرْبَةEvery word from Ottoman Turkish تربهEvery word from Hungarian türbe