Where does “alkov” come from?

alkov (Swedish) comes from French alcôve, from Portuguese alcova, from Arabic قبة, from Arabic قُبَّة, from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא.

alkov (Swedish): an alcove

Definitions

  1. an alcove

Ancestry of “alkov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalcôvealcove
2Portuguesealcovaalcove
3Arabicقبةcanopy, pavilion; dome, cupola; kippah, yarmulke
4Arabicقُبَّةsmall tower; dome
5Aramaicקוּבְּתָא—

Words derived from “alkov”

Every word from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא →Every word from Arabic قُبَّة →Every word from Arabic قبة →