Where does “soba” come from?
soba (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish صوبا, from Hungarian szóba, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-Germanic *stubu.
soba (Turkish): stove
Ancestry of “soba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | صوبا | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | szóba | illative singular of szó |
| 3 | Old High German | stuba | a heated room; bathroom; step |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stubu | — |
Words derived from “soba”