Where does “قابان” come from?
قابان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French caban, from Italian gabbano, from Spanish gabán, from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.
قابان (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French caban, from Italian gabbano, from Spanish gabán, from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.