Where does “talebe” come from?

talebe (Turkish) comes from North Moluccan Malay lebe, from Malay lebih, from Proto-Malayic *ləbih, from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq.

talebe (Turkish): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “talebe”, step by step

talebe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via North Moluccan Malay lebe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Moluccan Malaylebemore
2Malaylebihremainder
3Proto-Malayic*ləbih—
4Proto-Austronesian*ləbiq—

via Ottoman Turkish طلبه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishطلبهstudents
2Arabicطَلَبَة—

via North Moluccan Malay ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1North Moluccan Malayta—

Words derived from “talebe”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *ləbiq →Every word from Proto-Malayic *ləbih →Every word from Malay lebih →