English
Tabak
Tabak comes from Yiddish טאַבאַק ‘tobacco’, and goes back to Arabic طُبَّاق ‘Dittrichia viscosa’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentطُبَّاق‘Dittrichia viscosa’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttabaco‘tobacco’by way of Russian таба́к, German Tabak
- Yiddishmodernטאַבאַק‘tobacco’
- EnglishtodayTabak
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentطُبَّاق‘Dittrichia viscosa’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenttabaco‘tobacco’by way of Russian таба́к, German Tabak
- Yiddishmodernטאַבאַק‘tobacco’
- EnglishtodayTabak
Every English word from Arabic طُبَّاق
Today it means
name A surname from Yiddish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic طُبَّاق / Tabak