Where does “kuba” come from?

kuba (Swahili) comes from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

kuba (Swahili): dome

Definitions

  1. dome

Ancestry of “kuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
2Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →