Where does “qila” come from?

qila (English) comes from Urdu قلعہ, from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

qila (English): A fort or fortress

Definitions

  1. A fort or fortress

Ancestry of “qila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduقلعہfort; castle
2Classical Persianقلعه—
3Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
4Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →