Where does “Cuba” come from?

Cuba (Portuguese) comes from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

Cuba (Portuguese): cask large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks

Definitions

  1. cask large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks

Ancestry of “Cuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
2Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →