Unknown . Some refer it to Latin curvus , others to Ancient Greek κόλπος ( kólpos ) or from Proto-Indo-European * (s)kerbʰ- ( “ to turn (around), wind ” ) (cognate with scirpus ); it could be also a Semitic borrowing, comparing Ge'ez ከረቦ ( käräbo , “ basket ” ) , Amharic ከረቦ ( käräbo , “ basket ” ) , considering the variant Ge'ez ከበሮ ( käbäro , “ basket ” ) possibly related to Ge'ez ከፈር ( käfär , “ basket ” ) , Tigrinya ከፈር ( käfär , “ basket ” ) , Arabic قَفِير ( qafīr , “ basket ” ) . Alternatively, possibly borrowed from early Proto-West Germanic * korb , from Proto-Germanic * kurbaz , from earlier * krebô ( “ basket ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European * gerbʰ- ( “ bundle ” ) .
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