Where does “قنبیط” come from?
قنبیط (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Arabic قَرْنَبِيط, from Ancient Greek κραμβίδιον, from Ancient Greek κράμβη — cabbage.
Ancestry of “قنبیط”, step by step
قنبیط traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic قَرْنَبِيط
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قَرْنَبِيط | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κραμβίδιον | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κράμβη | cabbage |
via Arabic قُنَّبِيط
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قُنَّبِيط | — |