Where does “μασταμπάς” come from?

μασταμπάς (Greek) comes from Ottoman Turkish مصطبه, from Arabic مَصْطَبَة, from Aramaic מצטבתא, from Hebrew מצב, from Hebrew מַצָּב — shape, situation, state.

μασταμπάς (Greek): mastaba

Definitions

  1. mastaba

Ancestry of “μασταμπάς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمصطبهmastaba, a wide, stone bench built into the external wall of a house, shop etc
2Arabicمَصْطَبَة—
3Aramaicמצטבתא—
4Hebrewמצבa shape, a situation, a state
5Hebrewמַצָּבshape, situation, state
Every word from Hebrew מַצָּב →Every word from Hebrew מצב →Every word from Aramaic מצטבתא →