Where does “қалашық” come from?

қалашық (Kazakh) comes from Kazakh қала, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

қалашық (Kazakh): small town

Definitions

  1. small town

Ancestry of “қалашық”, step by step

қалашық traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kazakh қала

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhқалаcity, town
2Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
3Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

via Kazakh шық

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kazakhшықdew
2Proto-Turkic*čï̄g—
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Kazakh қала →