Where does “alcov” come from?

alcov (Romanian) comes from French alcôve, from Portuguese alcova, from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

alcov (Romanian): alcove

Definitions

  1. alcove

Ancestry of “alcov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalcôvealcove
2Portuguesealcovaalcove
3Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
4Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
5Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →