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.
Ancestry of “قاوالیه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cavalier | horseman, "particularly"; knight; U-nail, fence... |
| 2 | Italian | cavaliere | rider or horseman; cavalryman or trooper; an... |
| 3 | Old Occitan | cavalier | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | caballarius | horseman |
| 5 | Latin | caballus | horse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kaballos | horse |