Where does “क़िला” come from?
क़िला (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
क़िला (Hindi): fort, citadel
Ancestry of “क़िला”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | قلعه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قلعة | fortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,... |
| 3 | Arabic | قَلْعَة | citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,... |