English
kurbash
Kurbash comes from Arabic كُرْبَاج ‘whip, lash’, and goes back to Proto-Turkic *kïrmač.
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kïrmač‘whip, lash’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قرباچkırbaç‘whip, lash, a pliant, flexible instrument used to direct and herd animals’
- Turkish1928–presentkırbaç‘whip, lash, scourge, crop, any pliant, flexible implement used as a weapon’
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُرْبَاجkurbāj‘whip, lash’
- Englishtodaykurbash
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Turkicprehistoric (reconstructed)*kïrmač‘whip, lash’reconstructed
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928قرباچkırbaç‘whip, lash, a pliant, flexible instrument used to direct and herd animals’
- Turkish1928–presentkırbaç‘whip, lash, scourge, crop, any pliant, flexible implement used as a weapon’
- Arabicc. 500–presentكُرْبَاجkurbāj‘whip, lash’
- Englishtodaykurbash
Linked words
through Arabic كُرْبَاج ‘whip, lash’
Today it means
noun A whip or strap about a yard in length.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Turkic *kïrmač / kurbash