Where does “ćebe” come from?

ćebe (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كبه, from Persian قبا, from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.

ćebe (Serbo-Croatian): blanket

Definitions

  1. blanket

Ancestry of “ćebe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكبهblanket
2Persianقباlong garment, cloak, frock
3Arabicقَبَاء—
4Middle Persiankpʾhgarment, cloak
Every word from Middle Persian kpʾh →Every word from Arabic قَبَاء →Every word from Persian قبا →