Where does “Cîșleanu” come from?

Cîșleanu (Romanian) comes from Irish casla, from Turkish kışla, from Ottoman Turkish قیشله — covered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight.

Ancestry of “Cîșleanu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcaslasmall harbour, creek
2Turkishkışlacovered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight
3Ottoman Turkishقیشلهcovered shelter or enclosure where flocks of sheep and goats spend the winter or are kept overnight
Every word from Ottoman Turkish قیشلهEvery word from Turkish kışlaEvery word from Irish casla
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