Where does “kulah” come from?

kulah (Indonesian) comes from Malay kolah, from Arabic قُلَّة, from Aramaic קוּלְתָא.

kulah (Indonesian): water tank

Definitions

  1. water tank

Ancestry of “kulah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykolah—
2Arabicقُلَّةjar, wine jug; pinnacle, zenith
3Aramaicקוּלְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּלְתָא →Every word from Arabic قُلَّة →Every word from Malay kolah →