Where does “ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇਦਾਰ” come from?

ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇਦਾਰ (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਕਿਲ੍ਹਾ, from Classical Persian قلعه, from Arabic قلعة, from Arabic قَلْعَة — citadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...

ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇਦਾਰ (Punjabi): kiladar commander of a fort

Definitions

  1. kiladar commander of a fort

Ancestry of “ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇਦਾਰ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਕਿਲ੍ਹਾfort, fortress, castle, citadel
2Classical Persianقلعه—
3Arabicقلعةfortress, fort, castle; distancing oneself,...
4Arabicقَلْعَةcitadel, fort; fortress, fort, castle; fort,...
Every word from Arabic قَلْعَة →Every word from Arabic قلعة →Every word from Classical Persian قلعه →