Where does “cubbe” come from?
cubbe (Middle English) comes from Ottoman Turkish جبه, from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.
Ancestry of “cubbe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | جبه | — |
| 2 | Proto-Mongolic | jebseg | weapon |
| 3 | Proto-Mongolic | jebe | arrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust |
| 4 | Arabic | شَبّ | alum |