Where does “قلعة” come from?
قلعة (Arabic) comes from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
قلعة (Arabic): fortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
Definitions
- fortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
Ancestry of “قلعة”, step by step
قلعة traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic قَلْعَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قَلْعَة | citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,... |
via Persian کلات
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | کلات | fortress |
via Proto-Turkic kiāl-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | kiāl- | to stay behind, remain |