Where does “قالب” come from?
قالب (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian قالب, from Arabic قَالِب, from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
قالب (Ottoman Turkish): form, mould, last; form, shape, arrangement...
Definitions
- form, mould, last; form, shape, arrangement...
Ancestry of “قالب”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | قالب | mould; template |
| 2 | Arabic | قَالِب | form, mold; form, mould; mold |
| 3 | Classical Syriac | ܩܠܒܝܕ | last |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | καλοπόδιον | shoemaker's last |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κᾱλόπους | shoemaker's last |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |