Where does “къалай” come from?

къалай (Dargwa) comes from Azerbaijani qalay, from Arabic قَلَعِيّ — related to tin; tin.

къалай (Dargwa): tin

Definitions

  1. tin

Ancestry of “къалай”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Azerbaijaniqalaytin
2Arabicقَلَعِيّrelated to tin; tin
Every word from Arabic قَلَعِيّ →Every word from Azerbaijani qalay →
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