Where does “Йошкар-Ола” come from?

Йошкар-Ола (Eastern Mari) comes from Eastern Mari ола, from Chuvash хула, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

Йошкар-Ола (Eastern Mari): Yoshkar-Ola

Definitions

  1. Yoshkar-Ola

Ancestry of “Йошкар-Ола”, step by step

Йошкар-Ола traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Eastern Mari ола

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariолаcolored; city
2Chuvashхулаtown
3Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

via Eastern Mari йошкар

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Eastern Mariйошкарred
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Chuvash хула →Every word from Eastern Mari ола →