Where does “Alcala” come from?

Alcala comes from Spanish Alcalá, from Arabic qalʿa meaning fortress or citadel.

Ancestry of “Alcala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishAlcalá—
2Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
3Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
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