Where does “kibrit” come from?

kibrit (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish كبریت, from Arabic كِبْرِيت, from Aramaic כִּבְּרִיתָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉.

kibrit (Turkish): match

Definitions

match

Ancestry of “kibrit”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ottoman Turkish	كبریت	—
2	Arabic	كِبْرِيت	sulfur, match
3	Aramaic	כִּבְּרִיתָא	—
4	Akkadian	𒆠𒀀𒀭𒀀𒇉	—

Words derived from “kibrit”

chibrit

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