Where does “culă” come from?

culă (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قله, from Arabic قُلَّة, from Aramaic קוּלְתָא.

culă (Romanian): defense tower

Definitions

  1. defense tower

Ancestry of “culă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقلهsummit, peak; tower, pinnacle, steeple, turret
2Arabicقُلَّةjar, wine jug; pinnacle, zenith
3Aramaicקוּלְתָא—

Words derived from “culă”

Every word from Aramaic קוּלְתָא →Every word from Arabic قُلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قله →