Where does “casaba” come from?

casaba (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قصبه, from Arabic قَصَبَة — cane, reed.

casaba (Romanian): casbah

Definitions

  1. casbah

Ancestry of “casaba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقصبهtown, borough
2Arabicقَصَبَةcane, reed
Every word from Arabic قَصَبَة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قصبه →