Where does “اسکله” come from?

اسکله (Persian) comes from Ottoman Turkish اسكله, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.

اسکله (Persian): pier, wharf, quay

Definitions

  1. pier, wharf, quay

Ancestry of “اسکله”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishاسكلهwharf, pier, quay, dock, jetty
2Italianscalaladder; stair; scale
3Byzantine Greekσκάλα—
4Latinscālaladder
5Latinscanderethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Latinscandōto climb, ascend, mount
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱend-to jump up, ascend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- →Every word from Latin scandō →Every word from Latin scandere →