Where does “قبا” come from?

قبا (Persian) comes from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.

قبا (Persian): long garment, cloak, frock

Definitions

  1. long garment, cloak, frock

Ancestry of “قبا”, step by step

قبا traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic قَبَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَبَاء—
2Middle Persiankpʾhgarment, cloak

via Proto-Turkic Kāp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-TurkicKāp-to close

via Arabic قُبَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُبَاء—

Words derived from “قبا”

Every word from Middle Persian kpʾh →Every word from Arabic قَبَاء →