Where does “كبه” come from?
كبه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian قبا, from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.
كبه (Ottoman Turkish): blanket
Ancestry of “كبه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | قبا | long garment, cloak, frock |
| 2 | Arabic | قَبَاء | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | kpʾh | garment, cloak |