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Where does “جبه” come from?

جبه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Mongolic jebseg, from Proto-Mongolic jebe, from Arabic شَبّ — alum.

Ancestry of “جبه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mongolicjebsegweapon
2Proto-Mongolicjebearrowhead; weapon, arrowhead, rust
3Arabicشَبّalum
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