Where does “Alcobaça” come from?

Alcobaça (Portuguese) comes from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

Ancestry of “Alcobaça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
2Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
3Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →
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