Where does “ክርባጅ” come from?

ክርባጅ (Tigre) comes from Arabic كِرْبَاج, from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ — whip, lash.

ክርባጅ (Tigre): whip

Definitions

  1. whip

Ancestry of “ክርባጅ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicكِرْبَاج—
2Ottoman Turkishقرباچwhip, lash
Every word from Ottoman Turkish قرباچ →Every word from Arabic كِرْبَاج →