Where does “קניבל” come from?
קניבל (Hebrew) comes from Spanish caníbal, from Spanish caríbal, from Spanish Caribe — Caribbean.
קניבל (Hebrew): a cannibal
Ancestry of “קניבל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | caníbal | cannibalistic; cannibal |
| 2 | Spanish | caríbal | Obsolete spelling of caníbal |
| 3 | Spanish | Caribe | Caribbean |