Where does “culișoară” come from?

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

Ancestry of “culișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianculădefense tower
2Ottoman Turkishقلهsummit, peak; tower, pinnacle, steeple, turret
3Arabicقُلَّةjar, wine jug; pinnacle, zenith
4Aramaicקוּלְתָא—
Every word from Aramaic קוּלְתָא →Every word from Arabic قُلَّة →Every word from Ottoman Turkish قله →