Where does “कवेला” come from?

कवेला (Hindi) comes from Ottoman Turkish قبله, from Arabic قِبْلَة — which is opposite.

कवेला (Hindi): nail to which compass' needle is attached

Definitions

  1. nail to which compass' needle is attached

Ancestry of “कवेला”, step by step

कवेला traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ottoman Turkish قبله

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقبله—
2Arabicقِبْلَةwhich is opposite

via Hindi कौवा

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकौवा—
Every word from Arabic قِبْلَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قبله →