Where does “قاوالیه” come from?

قاوالیه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French cavalier, from Italian cavaliere, from Old Occitan cavalier, from Late Latin caballarius, from Latin caballus, from Proto-Celtic kaballos — horse.

قاوالیه (Ottoman Turkish): a lady's male escort

Definitions

  1. a lady's male escort

Ancestry of “قاوالیه”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcavalierhorseman, "particularly"; knight; U-nail, fence...
2Italiancavaliererider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an...
3Old Occitancavalier—
4Late Latincaballariushorseman
5Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
6Proto-Celtickaballoshorse

Words derived from “قاوالیه”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kaballos →Every word from Latin caballus →Every word from Late Latin caballarius →