Where does “arabá” come from?

arabá (Ladino) comes from Turkish araba, from Ottoman Turkish عربه — carriage, usually or traditionally two-wheeled.

arabá (Ladino): car, automobile

Definitions

  1. car, automobile

Ancestry of “arabá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkisharabacar; cart; carriage
2Ottoman Turkishعربهcarriage, usually or traditionally two-wheeled
Every word from Ottoman Turkish عربه →Every word from Turkish araba →