Where does “qobba” come from?

qobba (Maltese) comes from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

qobba (Maltese): dome

Definitions

  1. dome

Ancestry of “qobba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
2Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →