English
kisbet
Kisbet comes from Turkish kispet ‘kisbet, a form of lederhosen’, and goes back to Arabic كِسْوَة ‘clothes, dress, apparel’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكِسْوَةkiswa‘clothes, dress, apparel’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928كسبتkispet
- Turkish1928–presentkispet‘kisbet, a form of lederhosen’
- Englishtodaykisbet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكِسْوَةkiswa‘clothes, dress, apparel’
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928كسبتkispet
- Turkish1928–presentkispet‘kisbet, a form of lederhosen’
- Englishtodaykisbet
Every English word from Arabic كِسْوَة
Today it means
noun A pair of loose-fitting leather trousers worn by wrestlers in Turkish oil wrestling competitions.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كِسْوَة / kisbet