Where does “kala” come from?
kala (Albanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قلعه, from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
kala (Albanian): castle, fortress
Ancestry of “kala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قلعه | fortress; castle |
| 2 | Classical Persian | قلعه | — |
| 3 | Arabic | قلعة | fortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,... |
| 4 | Arabic | قَلْعَة | citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,... |