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Where does “قلاش” come from?

قلاش (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Persian قلاش, from Arabic قَلَّاش, from Persian کلاش — crook.

Ancestry of “قلاش”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianقلاش—
2Arabicقَلَّاش—
3Persianکلاشcrook

Words derived from “قلاش”

  • kalleş
  • kalleşçe
Every word from Persian کلاش →