Where does “kubeta” come from?
kubeta (Tagalog) comes from Spanish cubeta, from Spanish -eta, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
kubeta (Tagalog): toilet
Definitions
- toilet
Ancestry of “kubeta”, step by step
kubeta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cubeta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cubeta | bucket, pail; cuvette |
| 2 | Spanish | -eta | feminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix |
| 3 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 4 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 5 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Portuguese coberta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | coberta | roof |