Where does “Каба” come from?

Каба (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish كعبه, from Arabic كَعْبَة — cube.

Каба (Serbo-Croatian): Kaaba

Definitions

  1. Kaaba

Ancestry of “Каба”, step by step

Каба traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish كعبه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكعبه—
2Arabicكَعْبَةcube

via Arabic قَهْوَة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَهْوَةcoffee, a brew; coffee, a brew, wine
Every word from Arabic كَعْبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كعبه →
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