Where does “アルコーブ” come from?

アルコーブ (Japanese) comes from English alcove, from French alcôve, from Portuguese alcova, from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

アルコーブ (Japanese): alcove

Definitions

  1. alcove

Ancestry of “アルコーブ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalcoveA small recessed area set off from a larger room;...
2Frenchalcôvealcove
3Portuguesealcovaalcove
4Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
5Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
6Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →