Where does “جبه” come from?

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

جبه (Persian): robe, tunica, coat, gown, jubbah

Definitions

  1. robe, tunica, coat, gown, jubbah

Ancestry of “جبه”, step by step

جبه traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Mongolic jebseg

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

via Arabic جُبَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجُبَّةrobe, tunica, coat, gown; long garment; jubbah, a...
Every word from Arabic شَبّEvery word from Proto-Mongolic jebeEvery word from Proto-Mongolic jebseg