Where does “روبا” come from?

روبا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French robe, from Old French robe, from Frankish rouba, from Proto-West Germanic raub, from Proto-Germanic raubō, from Proto-Indo-European reup- — to break; to tear, peel.

روبا (Ottoman Turkish): clothing, clothes

Definitions

  1. clothing, clothes

Ancestry of “روبا”, step by step

روبا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French robe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrobedress, frock; fur, coat; wine's colour
2Old Frenchrobebooty; spoils; piece of clothing
3Frankishrouba—
4Proto-West Germanicraubrape, pillage, robbery; that which is stolen,...
5Proto-Germanicraubōrift
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreup-to break; to tear, peel

via Italian roba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrobathings, stuff; goods, property, belongings;...
2Vulgar Latinrauba—

Words derived from “روبا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reup- →