Where does “قلعه” come from?
قلعه (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
قلعه (Ottoman Turkish): fortress; castle
Ancestry of “قلعه”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Classical Persian | قلعه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قلعة | fortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,... |
| 3 | Arabic | قَلْعَة | citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,... |