Where does “ksar” come from?

ksar (English) comes from Arabic قَصْر, from Aramaic קַצְרָא, from Latin castrum, from Proto-Italic kastrom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

ksar (English): a granary, or village containing a granary, in...

Definitions

  1. a granary, or village containing a granary, in...

Ancestry of “ksar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَصْرcastle; the palaces
2Aramaicקַצְרָא—
3Latincastrumcastle, fort, fortress; camp, especially a...
4Proto-Italickastromknife
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱos-tróm—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱos-tróm →Every word from Proto-Italic kastrom →