Where does “Cubba” come from?

Cubba (Sicilian) comes from Spanish cuba, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

Cubba (Sicilian): Several toponyms named after the building of a local cubba

Definitions

  1. Several toponyms named after the building of a local cubba

Ancestry of “Cubba”, step by step

Cubba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cuba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcubabarrel
2Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
3Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Arabic قُبَّة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
2Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →