everythingismiscellaneous Online etymology database By : mdubinko October 24, 2008 0 I’ve been playing lately with this site, and it’s a fantastic resource. The word carboy probably comes from Persian qarabah “large flagon.” Who knew? -m carboy Post navigation Previous Previous post:Next Next post: Related Posts Cleaning Data by David Mertz now available April 15, 2021 Unsafe Java May 5, 2016