Where does “кубура” come from?
кубура (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قبور, from Arabic قُبُور, from Arabic قَبْر — grave, tomb.
кубура (Serbo-Croatian): pistol; holster; a dark place or room
Definitions
- pistol; holster; a dark place or room
Ancestry of “кубура”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قبور | any long case, pen-case, étui; quiver; holster;... |
| 2 | Arabic | قُبُور | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قَبْر | grave, tomb |