Where does “kabalık” come from?
kabalık (Turkish) comes from Turkish kaba, from Persian قبا, from Arabic قَبَاء, from Middle Persian kpʾh — garment, cloak.
kabalık (Turkish): rudeness
Ancestry of “kabalık”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | kaba | rude; coarse, unrefined; vulgar |
| 2 | Persian | قبا | long garment, cloak, frock |
| 3 | Arabic | قَبَاء | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | kpʾh | garment, cloak |