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

Definitions

  1. castle, fortress

Ancestry of “kala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلعهfortress; castle
2Classical Persianقلعه—
3Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
4Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →